India, April 29 --  It took three years and four months for Dr A G Shinde to complete his testimony in the Suleman Usman Bakery case, where six policemen are being tried for murder of 8 unarmed Muslims during the 92-93 riots. However, of the 22 times that the retired doctor travelled from Kolhapur, where he now lives, his testimony was recorded only on three occasions -- the first in December 2022 and the last on Tuesday. The other 19 times that the 75-year-old doctor, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, obeyed the court's summons, he had to return without testifying as hearings were adjourned for a variety of reasons.

Shinde's wife has cancer. It meant leaving her with their daughter in Pune before each visit to the court.

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