Witness convicted of perjury in Best Bakery trial sentenced to one year

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Wednesday, March 8, 2006

Zahira Sheikh, the main prosecution witness in the high-profile Best Bakery case, has been sentenced to a year in prison for lying in court and a fine of Rs. 50,000. Zahira Sheikh changed her testimony many time. A committee appointed by the Supreme Court said it believed she had been bribed to lying in court.


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