London, July 12 (IANS) The husband of Indian-origin woman Anni Dewani, who was killed during her honeymoon in South Africa, plotted her murder by sending phone text messages even as his wife sat next to him in the taxi, the driver has claimed.


Shrien Dewani plotted his wife's death as she looked at their honeymoon photos, The Sun reported.

Zola Tongo - the South African taxi driver - said the Indian-origin British businessman sent a message assuring him he would be paid for organising a "hit" on the 28-year-old Anni.

All three were in Zola's taxi near Cape Town when the text messages were sent as Anni browsed pictures on her camera, the driver's lawyer told Channel 4's "Dispatches" programme.

Dewani, 31, a resident of Bristol, denies involvement in the murder. He is fighting extradition to South Africa.