As days of the investigations pass, contradictory statements keep pouring out from Simrin Sud and Vijay Palande, the 2 accused within the Karan Kakkad murder case.
Having variously described her relationship with Palande as her brother, her uncle, and her boyfriend, Simrin took a U-turn yesterday, identifying him as her husband, whom she wed back in 1998. Meanwhile, her ‘husband’ Palande still insists they are cousins, and that he was helping her establish a career in Bollywood.
Additional Commissioner of Police Deven Bharti confirmed the problem yesterday, revealing that while Simrin had revealed the 2 were spouses, Palande was still claiming they were cousins. Palande yesterday also disclaimed Simrin’s involvement within the Kakkad’s murder, taking sole responsibility for it.
He even did a volte-face on his motive for killing Kakkad, claiming that he didn't kill Kakkad to grab his money, but because he realised that Kakkad was spying on him, and passing on information to a ‘rival group’.
He even claimed that Kakkad was threatening to blow the duvet that he maintained carefully before his other victim Anuj Tikku. It was this threat that forced him to hatch a plot to eliminate Kakkad.
He also insisted that he had never been physically fascinated about any of the murders, but had instructed Dhananjay Shinde and Mahesh Gajkosh to murder the victims and eliminate their bodies. He further added that Simrin’s father had helped him financially in 1995, and helping Simrin establish herself in Bollywood was his way of returning the favour.
He was a manager at a restaurant in Juhu, and had developed contacts within the film industry. He took Simrin under his wing and urged her to frequent Page 3 parties. He didn't mind her flirtatious nature, claimed Palande.
Simrin was acutely aware of Palande’s 2009 marriage to a German lady, who have been keen on the usurpation of the Tikku apartment. Palande said that it have been his wife’s idea to speculate in property aboard, and together with her help, the couple had purchased assets in Barcelona, Germany and Thailand.
He also claimed that he was liaising with the federal government of Slovenia, which had asked him to advertise tourism for his or her country. For this, he had roped in Anuj Tikku, as he had a foothold within the worlds of modelling and advertising.
Courtesy: Mid-Day.com
