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53-Year-Old Man Acquitted After 33 Years in 1993 Mumbai Riots Case Due to Insufficient Evidence
Dec 11, 2025 10:53 pm CST
A Mumbai court has acquitted 53-year-old Asif Ali Shaikh in a 1993 post-Babri Masjid demolition riots case after 33 years, citing lack of evidence and failure to prove his participation in the violence. The judgment highlights the prolonged legal process, as the court had previously acquitted 14 other accused in the same case between 2003 and 2023.
Thane Court Acquits Wife and Paramour in Husband's Murder Case Due to Insufficient Circumstantial Evidence
Nov 09, 2025 03:55 pm CST
A Thane court has acquitted a woman and her alleged lover of murdering her husband in 2018, ruling that despite evidence of an extramarital affair and suspicious behavior, the prosecution failed to establish beyond reasonable doubt that the death was homicide rather than an accident. Judge S B Agrawal determined that the circumstantial evidence was insufficient to support murder charges against the accused.