A Delhi district court acquitted all four men accused of orchestrating a horrific chemical attack in southeast Delhi’s Sangam Vihar locality in 2019, ruling that the prosecution miserably failed to establish its charges beyond reasonable doubt. Delivering the verdict, the additional sessions judge pointed to critical lapses in police investigation, significant contradictions in victim testimonies, and the failure of forensic teams to recover verified chemical containers.
The high-profile criminal case originated from an altercation involving local shopkeepers wherein two individuals sustained severe chemical burns during an evening marketplace dispute. While law enforcement authorities swiftly arrested four local youths and filed charges under provisions governing intentional chemical assaults, defense attorneys successfully demonstrated during cross-examination that identification parades were hopelessly compromised and key eyewitnesses turned hostile.
The judicial magistrate criticized investigating officers for displaying casual indifference during evidence gathering, noting that careless prosecution procedures cause immense injustice both to victims seeking genuine accountability and wrongly charged undertrials. The court ordered the immediate discharge of all bail bonds and directed the release of seized personal belongings to the acquitted individuals.
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