Delhi court acquits man in murder case

A Delhi court has acquitted a man of murder charge, stating that the “prosecution story is replete with infirmities and unexplained suspicions.”

The Aman Vihar police in North-West Delhi had recovered the body of the victim in a mustard field in Rama Vihar following intimation over telephone in 2014. The body had multiple injuries with some sharp object.

The prosecution alleged that the accused, Veeru Kumar, had killed the victim as he had refused to repay a loan amount to him. The victim worked in the accused’s shoe factory.

However, the court did not believe the motive of the crime narrated by the prosecution.

The case was based on circumstantial evidence but the prosecution failed to make a complete of chain of the circumstances leading to the murder of the victim.

Hence, the court acquitted the accused giving the benefit of doubt to him.

“The prosecution story is replete with infirmities and unexplained suspicions and all the links have not been proved in the desired manner. Last seen circumstance is somewhat weak in nature. Recovery of weapon of offence is also not of unimpeachable and unassailable character. Motive aspect does not seem to be credible and compelling enough,’’ Additional Session judge Manoj Jain said while acquitting the accused.