Ness Wadia submits names of 9 witnesses

Ness Wadia on Wednesday gave police a list of nine people who were present at the Wankhede Stadium on May 30, when he allegedly abused Bollywood actress Preity Zinta.

The list names six women and three men who were at the Kings XI Punjab versus Chennai Super Kings match when the alleged incident took place.

“We believe these people who were present would be able to provide independent and truthful facts about the events that took place at the stadium that evening, with regard to the false complaint filed by Preity Zinta against me,” Wadia said in a letter to investigating officers.

Shortly after Zinta lodged the complaint in June, Wadia said he was “shocked” and that the allegations were “totally false and baseless”.

Mumbai Police may call Wadia this week to record his statement. He is accused of abusing Zinta publicly and manhandling her.

Preity Zinta has submitted a list of 14 witnesses, many of whom have already been questioned by police.