Srinagar: A local court here on Tuesday acquitted two accused persons in a murder case of a businessman in 2007, holding that the prosecution has failed to bring cogent and clinching evidence against the duo. One of the accused included Zubair Nazir Mahajan, son of the businessman Nazir Ahmad Mahajar whose body was found near income tax office Rajbagh in 2007. The other accused acquitted was Suhail Ahmad Bhat Son of Mehraj-ud-Din Bhat of Rajouri Kadal, Srinagar.
“I am of the opinion that prosecution case fails for want of cogent and clinching evidence against the accused persons and consequently prosecution has failed to prove the charges against the accused persons, resultantly the point for determination is decided in negative and the charge sheet against the accused persons is dismissed,” said 1st Additional Sessions Judge Srinagar, Naseer Ahmad Dar.
Accordingly, the court acquitted both the accused from the charges level-led against them under sections 302,120-B, 201, 468, 471, 420 RPC.
“They are set at liberty in the open court, if they are not required by the police or any other agency in any other case,” the court according to new agency GNS said. The accused were represented by noted criminal lawyer Mohammad Abdullah Pandit.
Body of Mahajan, a dealer of Kashmir handicrafts, was recovered from Income Tax Office lane in Raj Bagh Srinagar.
Police had said when Mahajan was writing price tags on the products, the accused who were friends had attacked the deceased from behind with a hammer.
“Zubair even accompanied his family members when they went to lodge a missing report in police station Khanyar,” the police had said. (GNS)
