Why pravin mahajan killed pramod

Pravin said that on reaching his brother's house he had initiated talks on family ties but Mahajan continued reading newspapers. Then Mahajan reportedly switched on a sports channel on the TV and ignored him, Pravin stated.

Pravin stated that initially he thought of placing his revolver at his brother's feet if he was given a patient hearing but when that did not happen he took out his revolver and fired three bullets at Pramod.

But the revolver got jammed and he could not fire further shots, he stated. Pravin also told police that he had planned the killing and made financial provision for his family by withdrawing Rs 4 lakh from his personal account in a Cooperative Bank and depositing the amount in the account of his wife Sarangi. After he fired shots at Pramod, he went straight to Worli police and surrendered, Pravin said. Rekha Mahajan, wife of late Pramod Mahajan, in her statement, said that she had gone to the kitchen to fetch a glass of water for Pravin when she heard the shots.

Pravin Mahajan recalls almost every single moment he has spent with his late brother and senior BJP politician Pramod Mahajan, for whose murder he was convicted by the lower courts. There cannot be a second Pramod. Excerpts from the interview:. How will you describe Pramod? He was a born genius. He worked hard for his party. He took the responsibility of the family when he was just He had won all debate competitions in Marathwada.

He had successfully gained control over the university students' council by making an alliance of students of different castes. It was the Pramod Mahajan formula. There cannot be a second Pramod Mahajan. I was the only courageous man who would ask him anything. He would call me Chandu. Pravin was nicknamed Chandu after cricketer Chandu Borde. Then why did you kill him?

I did not kill Pramod. It happened. Can you believe it? I hardly think of it; you would imagine that the incident would keep coming back to me, but I do not think of that.

Certain things are inexplicable. It happened in 15 minutes. I am not trying to evade it. There are many memories. You cannot erase them. Why only April 22 [the day Pramod was shot in ]? I recall everything. Pramod never deserved such a death. But as Kahlil Gibran says, "The murdered is not unaccountable for his own murder Don't you think your book was a character assassination of Pramod?

Only you people [in the media] gave the book publicity. Why didn't you throw out the book? How can a person have a private life when he is in public life? Delhi spoils you. Power centre spoils you. It is not Pramod's fault. But how did Atalji and Advaniji remain clean?

How were your relations with Rekha [Pramod's wife]? I knew her before she became my vahini [elder sister-in-law]. When my father died she was the only outsider in our home.

She has a great contribution towards our family. She sold her gold ring to buy a ring for my wife Sarangi on our engagement. She never uttered a word about it. When the court asked whom Pramod loved the most, she pointed to me. I saw a question in Vahini's eyes. She paid every price for Pramod. He had told her not to complain against me and Aai at any time. She used to work hard for all of us.

She had to look after the guests. That time every distant relative would stay at our home. But vahini never said no to anybody. She gave them attention even if she wasn't feeling well. What is your family going through now that you are in jail? In the last three-and-a-half years, some people stopped coming to my home. Unki buddhi utni hi hai.

But there are people who stood by me. They are far bigger than me. I met Prakash [his second brother] once. He had come to the court on October 30, , the day I was sentenced for life. It was also Pramod's birthday. Nobody from the family called on me. Not even my mother. She still has a right to beat me up. I will not complain about it. She had called Sarangi on April 22, , and advised her to close all the doors. Since then, there has been no communication. I shudder to imagine what my wife and two children Kapil and Vrushali have suffered.

He went into coma from which he never recovered. Pravin was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his brother. He reportedly died of brain haemorrhage. Share Via. Born to a school teacher, Pravin 50 was the youngest of the five siblings.

Apart from his wife, he is survived by two college-going children Kapil and Vrushali. Get our Daily News Capsule Subscribe. Thank you for subscribing to our Daily News Capsule newsletter. Whatsapp Twitter Facebook Linkedin. Sign Up. Edit Profile. Subscribe Now.