Missing teeth allow accused to walk free

January 31, 2017 12:42 am | Updated 12:42 am IST - New Delhi

: A woman’s plea, challenging the acquittal of seven persons accused of allegedly beating her and breaking her teeth, has been dismissed by a court here on the grounds that not even a single tooth was produced as evidence before it.

Additional Sessions Judge Lokesh Kumar Sharma also noted that there were pending litigations between the woman and the accused persons, and “hence, probability of false implication by her to grab their properties cannot be ruled out”.

‘No witnesses’

It also said the police did not examine any neighbour or witness, despite the woman claiming that several people had gathered when she was being beaten up.

The court said that despite living in a crowded neighbourhood,the woman’s cries were not heard by any neighbour.— PTI

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