Thane: 8 acquitted in armed rioting, attempt to murder case

Eight people accused of attempt to murder and armed rioting were acquitted by a Thane court after the prosecution had failed to prove the charges against them. Meanwhile, the defence counsel had told the court that they had been falsely implicated in the 2013 case.

Thane (Maharashtra): Eight people accused of attempt to murder and rioting with swords and firearms were acquitted by a court in Maharashtra's Thane on Saturday.

The eight, led by Annu alias Kishore Angre, were accused of barging into a Navratri function in the district's Kopat area in the early hours of October 13, 2013 and attacking people with swords and also indulging in firing in the air to scare those present.

The group was booked under sections 307 (attempt to murder), 147 (rioting) 143 (unlawful assembly) among others of the IPC as well provisions of the Arms Act, as per the prosecution.

On Saturday, District Judge PP Jadhav held that the prosecution had failed to prove the charges against the accused and acquitted them.

Advocates Poonit Mahimkar and Anuradha Pardeshi, appearing for the accused, had told court that the eight had been falsely implicated in the case.

PTI report

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