Murder Accused Acquitted

Two men accused of killing Ripudaman Singh Malik, a Sikh man acquitted in the tragic 1985 Air India Kanishka terrorist bombing case, have pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in a Canadian court, according to media reports.

A Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court on Saturday convicted two men and acquitted seven accused in the Bhilwara gangrape and murder case in which the minor was burnt alive after the heinous crime.

Four years after a brutal murder, a district judge in Gobichettipalayam near here on Wednesday awarded a life sentence to four persons and acquitted three others accused of the crime.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday said that the acquittal of the accused in the 2021 rape and murder case of a six-year-old is not something the state can be proud of.

Seventeen years after the killing of women and children in Noida's Nithari stunned the nation, with the discovery of bones and human remains, the main accused - Surinder Koli - has been cleared of all charges.

A fast track court in Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri sentenced a woman and her lover to rigorous life imprisonment in connection with the murder of her husband and acquitted another accused due to lack of evidence.

A 33-year-old man, accused of harassing and killing his wife by setting her on fire, was acquitted by a sessions court in Maharashtra's Thane district.

Additional District Sessions Judge Ashok Kumar had on July 17 this year acquitted Tikait, accused of killing farmer leader Chaudhary Jagbir Singh in 2003, stating that the prosecution had failed to prove its case.

A court in Maharashtra's Thane district has acquitted a 26-year-old man accused of raping and murdering a 14-year-old girl in 2018, giving him the benefit of doubt.

A court in Maharashtra's Thane district has acquitted three auto-rickshaw drivers accused of unlawful assembly, rioting and attempting to murder a social worker in 2012, giving them the benefit of doubt.

All the 68 accused in the murder of 11 Muslims in Ahmedabad's Naroda Gam during the 2002 Gujarat riots have been acquitted by a special court. BJP leader Maya Kodnani and Bajrang Dal's Babu Bajrangi are among over 60 accused who have been acquitted.

A court in Maharashtra's Thane district has acquitted a 38-year-old Nepalese national accused of beheading his colleague and disposing off his remains at different places.

The Delhi High Court has set aside the conviction and life sentence awarded to a police officer for the alleged murder of a person.

A Meerut court has acquitted 40 people accused of arson, murder and rioting in the 36-year-old Maliana communal clash case for lack of evidence.

A court in Gujarat has acquitted all 26 persons accused of gangrape and murder of more than a dozen members of a minority community in separate incidents in Kalol during 2002 communal riots for want of evidence in the 20-year-old case.

Two men accused of killing Ripudaman Singh Malik, a Sikh man acquitted in the tragic 1985 Air India Kanishka terrorist bombing case, have pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in a Canadian court, according to media reports.

A Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court on Saturday convicted two men and acquitted seven accused in the Bhilwara gangrape and murder case in which the minor was burnt alive after the heinous crime.

Four years after a brutal murder, a district judge in Gobichettipalayam near here on Wednesday awarded a life sentence to four persons and acquitted three others accused of the crime.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday said that the acquittal of the accused in the 2021 rape and murder case of a six-year-old is not something the state can be proud of.

Seventeen years after the killing of women and children in Noida's Nithari stunned the nation, with the discovery of bones and human remains, the main accused - Surinder Koli - has been cleared of all charges.

A fast track court in Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri sentenced a woman and her lover to rigorous life imprisonment in connection with the murder of her husband and acquitted another accused due to lack of evidence.

A 33-year-old man, accused of harassing and killing his wife by setting her on fire, was acquitted by a sessions court in Maharashtra's Thane district.

Additional District Sessions Judge Ashok Kumar had on July 17 this year acquitted Tikait, accused of killing farmer leader Chaudhary Jagbir Singh in 2003, stating that the prosecution had failed to prove its case.

A court in Maharashtra's Thane district has acquitted a 26-year-old man accused of raping and murdering a 14-year-old girl in 2018, giving him the benefit of doubt.

A court in Maharashtra's Thane district has acquitted three auto-rickshaw drivers accused of unlawful assembly, rioting and attempting to murder a social worker in 2012, giving them the benefit of doubt.

All the 68 accused in the murder of 11 Muslims in Ahmedabad's Naroda Gam during the 2002 Gujarat riots have been acquitted by a special court. BJP leader Maya Kodnani and Bajrang Dal's Babu Bajrangi are among over 60 accused who have been acquitted.

A court in Maharashtra's Thane district has acquitted a 38-year-old Nepalese national accused of beheading his colleague and disposing off his remains at different places.

The Delhi High Court has set aside the conviction and life sentence awarded to a police officer for the alleged murder of a person.

A Meerut court has acquitted 40 people accused of arson, murder and rioting in the 36-year-old Maliana communal clash case for lack of evidence.

A court in Gujarat has acquitted all 26 persons accused of gangrape and murder of more than a dozen members of a minority community in separate incidents in Kalol during 2002 communal riots for want of evidence in the 20-year-old case.