Pravin had sent threatening SMS to Pramod: Munde

Pramod Mahajan had received a “threatening” SMS from his brother Pravin a few days prior to being shot at by him last year, BJP General Secretary and a relative of the late leader, Gopinath Munde told a court

Pramod Mahajan had received a “threatening” SMS from his brother Pravin a few days prior to being shot at by him last year, BJP General Secretary and a relative of the late leader, Gopinath Munde told a court today.

Munde, while being examined by the prosecution, told the court here that Pramod had received the message which stated, “now there will be war. There will either be victory or an end to it all…”

According to Munde, this message was received by Pramod a few days after Pravin had gone to his residence, demanded Rs

1 crore and said he would face the consequences for not paying him the amount.

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After receiving the message, Pramod had called Munde — his brother-in-law — and asked him to speak to Pravin about it, the BJP leader told the court.

Following Munde’s statement, Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam told the court that this was a new development which had not emerged during earlier investigations in the case. The court adjourned the recording of Munde’s statement until tomorrow.