Following the acquittal of all 22 accused in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh-Tulsiram Prajapati murder case due to an absence of "enough evidence," Congress President Rahul Gandhi has taken a jibe at the decision.
On Saturday, 22 December, Rahul Gandhi tweeted:
“NO ONE KILLED... Haren Pandya. Tulsiram Prajapati. Justice Loya. Prakash Thombre. Shrikant Khandalkar. Kauser Bi. Sohrabuddin Shiekh. THEY JUST DIED.”
On Friday, a special CBI court observed that the witnesses and evidences were "not satisfactory” and “substantial” to prove conspiracy and murder in the case.
“The government machinery and prosecution put in a lot of effort. Around 210 witnesses were brought but satisfactory evidence didn’t come and witnesses turned hostile. No fault of prosecutor if witnesses don’t speak.”Special CBI Court
The prosecution had reportedly examined 210 witnesses, out of which 92 had turned hostile.
Special CBI Judge SJ Sharma had even said that the court feels sorry, but he is "helpless" because there isn't enough evidence.
Most of the people being tried in the case were police officers. The case had also drawn attention as BJP chief Amit Shah was once an accused too, before being discharged in 2014.
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