The Marine Drive police station on Wednesday recorded the statement of Vishal Thakkar, the brother of Jigar Thakkar – a businessman accused in the Gosikhurd irrigation scam – who shot himself with a licensed revolver in his car at Marine Drive on Tuesday night. The police spoke to Vishal, Thakkar’s son Dhruv and driver Sunil Singh who was with him at the time of the incident. “Vishal and Dhruv have told the Marine Drive police that Jigar was tense over the losses his company was facing,” said an officer from Marine Drive police, requesting anonymity. An employee of his firm who was present at Thakkar’s house in Ghatkopar said, “Jigar was tense owing to the financial crisis. He took Thakkar to Bombay hospital, where the doctors refused to take him.

Source: Hindustan Times February 28, 2018 18:33 UTC