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Jury was told on Thursday.
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Friend of NVAVA accused testifies -

: oA WEST Vancouver businessman had

‘a fresh seratch on his face when he met
ihe first met Abdur Khan

a close friend after his daughter-in-law |
disappeared, a B.C. Supreme Court |

Contributing Writer

“saw a seratch on his hand and on. his.-
face.” Dhir Chand told the court,
“In almost two hours at a Denny’s restaurant
ona fateful Friday night, Abdur Rashid Khan
never once mentioned his daughter-in- law was
missing, Chand testified. .
The next morning,
Naazish Khan, 23, was:
found dead in the trunk of
a car in Coquitlam.

She left behind her
husband Faisal, also ‘23,
and their two-month-ald
daughter Aliya. Faisal’s °
father, Abdur Rashid NAAZISH KHAN
Khan, now. stands trial we
for second-degree murder in connection with
his, daughter-in-law’s -death.. His wife,
Rashida Khan, Faisal’s mother, ‘awaits trial :

~ December

‘ in September.
Dhir. Chand testified

[8 years ago, when he

«$old food supplies to

Khan's Gastown Curry
| House restaurant.

/. Khan later owned the

Maharajah restaurant: in
Gastown, which. closed
last Vear. Although Chand
changed — careers, he
became a‘ close: family
friend, and often. saw
Abdur every day. .

Chand | testified. he
often loaned ~~ Khan

“money,. and the tab hit

$15,000 to $20,000, by
1993, Khan RASHIDA KHAN

often talked of business ventures, but he was

“allegedly agitated on the night of Friday, Dec.

Chand agreed to meet Khan ata Denny's
restaurant. on .Southwest Marine, Drive near:

‘Cambie Street. Khan arrived at approximately,

10:45 p.m. on Friday, Dee. 19, 1993. The pair’
ordered tea, coffee and water. |
~ Naazish had already been missing for hours,

Monday: Sunny,
High 26°C, low 12°C.

NEWS photo Terry Peters

WEST VANCOUVER fireman Mark Wilkinson (left) helps Vancouver fireman Ron
Stolp during high rescue faining | in North Vancouver. See story page 13, -.-

“and West Vancouver Police were waiting for
. Khan to retum to the family’ s British ' Properties
home.

“He said he fiad a problem. ” Chand recalled.
“He was not very comfortable."

Chand said Khan kept leaving the table to goo
to the phone and made four or five calls, :

“He said he was trying to'get in touch with, _
his girlfriend.” Chand testified. : .

The two friends discussed “practically noth-
ing,” and they left the, resi aurant at about 12:30
am.

‘An hour later, Khan called Chand at home.”

“she said if anybody calls: tell: them l have
‘ dropped

you « in

Coquitlam.” Chand told

. the court.

Chand said: he agreed
to cover for his friend. :
“f thought. most likely

Rashida Khan would be

calling.” he told prosecu-
tor Allan Flanz.  -
Chand” saidy Khan _
never: mentioned °, the
police until his next call, :

' Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m.

“He asked whether the police cotitacted

me” Chand said. ;

Khan had still not returned home, Naazish’ s