'No balaclavas'
She said that after Tubo they went to Rekan Karwan's house, arriving at about 1am. Raees got out of the car and spoke to Rekan, she said.
She was asked why they went to Karwan's and she said that was normal on a night out. She said: "There was no reason, we always go."
Next, Raees returned to the car and Ammeer told him he needed to go home. She said Ammeer said he needed to go home to use the toilet. She stayed in the car with Raees and Sanaf while Ammeer went inside to use the toilet.
Mr Raggat asked: "Did you see any of the three men in your car with any balaclava or any covering of that nature that night?"
She said: "No, it did not." She was asked about Covid masks and said she did not recall seeing any.
'No idea who was in Audi TT'
After going to Ammeer's house they returned to Rekan Karwan's in Tomlin Road. She said the Audi TT was parked there but she didn't know who was inside. She said Raees got out of the car and walked towards the Audi TT, which was parked "a few cars behind" in Tomlin Road.
She said when Raees returned to the Seat Leon "he didn't mention nothing" about what the conversation had been about. She said the only other person she had seen at that point was Rekan Karwan, who was also standing near the Audi TT.
Mahek Bukhari and her mother Ansreen were in the Audi TT but Natasha claims she did not know that.
Raees Jamal drove them to Tesco
She said Raees Jamal drove to Tesco after speaking outside the Audi. Akhtar said: "After he came back we drove off and we ended up in Tesco's car park."
She said she had never been to that Tesco before. In the car park Akhtar moved from the front seat to the rear seat while they were in the car park.
She said the Audi TT arrived shortly after they got to Tesco. She said: "It had parked next to me, beside me."
She said she could not see into the Audi TT. She said: "When it parked beside me, that's when me and Sanaf swapped places. Sanaf was complaining about not having enough leg space so I told him to get into the front."
'No idea why they were at Tesco'
During the time in Tesco she saw Mohammed Patel and Rekan Karwan walking away from the Audi. She said they were not carrying anything or wearing anything unusual.
She was asked if she knew why they were at Tesco. She said; "I didn't know why. Raees had said 'two minutes and we go'." She said she did not ask him any more about it.
Mr Raggat said: "The suggestion in this case is that there was a plan to meet this man, Saqib. Did anyone ever discuss it with you?" She said no.
'No idea they were leaving to follow Skoda'
Akhtar said that she was not aware of the Skoda arriving or that they were following it when they left Tesco. CCTV showed the Skoda driving into the Tesco car park, pausing for a few seconds and then driving off. The prosecution said the two occupants, who later died, had probably seen signs of an "ambush".
When they drove off after the Skoda, Akhtar said she thought they were going "out of town".
Raees sped up on the A46
Akhtar said she thought they were driving up the A46 to go to Nottingham. She said Raees had been driving up the A46 when his speed increased. She said that did not concern her "because that's how he normally drives".
But later she told him to slow down. She said: "That was because the Skoda wasn't giving us space to go past."
She said she had first noticed the Skoda when it "tried hitting into the back of the Skoda".
Natasha Akhtar is due to continue her evidence this morning
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