The case once again came into the spotlight in November last year when a prosecution witness in the Sohrabuddin case reportedly said that he was told by Sohrabuddin Sheikh that the contract of killing Pandya “was given to him by Vanzara” (Gujarat police official DG Vanzara).

The witness, Azam Khan, went on to purportedly claim, “I told the CBI officer about my discussion with Sohrabuddin at his house in Udaipur and the killing of Shri Hariyan Pandya by Tulsiram and one boy at the instance of Sohrabuddin…”

Several details pertaining to the death of Haren Pandya – including the time when he was murdered, the state in which he was found murdered – have not been adequately addressed till now.

The case is expected to be taken up by the Supreme Court later in January.