APCR Secures Acquittal of 11 in 2022 Khargone Violence Case as MP Court Cites Lack of Evidence

2022 Khargone communal violence: 11 accused acquitted by court as prosecution case collapses

The case arose from the communal violence that erupted in Khargone on April 10, 2022 during Ram Navami processions.

2022 Ram Navami violence: MP court acquits 11 Muslims citing ‘no evidence’

Granting the accused the benefit of doubt, the court acquitted all 11 men of charges including rioting, arson, criminal conspiracy, house trespass and offences under the Explosive Substances Act.

APCR Secures Acquittal of 11 in 2022 Khargone Violence Case as MP Court Cites Lack of Evidence

A Madhya Pradesh court has acquitted all 11 accused in a 2022 communal violence case linked to the Ram Navami procession in Khargone, holding that the prosecution failed to prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt. The judgment was delivered by the Court of the 4th Additional Sessions Judge in Khargone (Mandleshwar) in Sessions Trial No. 75/2022, arising from Crime No. 237/2022 registered at Khargone Police Station. The case stemmed from commun…