Mumbai: A special MCOCA court on Monday
acquitted seven persons arrested for allegedly shooting dead a
murder accused and close aide of gangster Chhota Rajan outside
the Sewri sessions court in 2006.
The seven accused - T B Raja, Khilani Singh, Ganesh
Ambore, Subu Devendra, Meenakshi Thakur, Naresh Singh Thakur
and Imran Qureshi - were acquitted due to lack of evidence and
the prosecution's failure to prove the case.
The case dates back to June 29, 2006 when four persons in
a car shot at the victim Krishna Devendra, who had come to
court for a hearing in a case of murder registered against
him.
According to the prosecution, the murder was ordered by
Raja who had a dispute with the victim related to a cable
business.
The prosecution examined 35 witnesses against the accused
but there was not a single eye witness.
Special MCOCA Judge R G Awachat, while acquitting the
seven, observed that the prosecution has failed to provide
evidence against them.
PTI
First Published: Monday, October 18, 2010, 21:27