'17 Panchkula arson: 124 women acquitted due to lack of evidence

In the fourth judgment this month regarding the violence that occurred in Panchkula on August 25, 2017, following the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the Panchkula court has again acquitted all the accused in a case which was heard on Wednesday.

- Brijender Gaur

PANCHKULA: The prosecution failed to prove the charges against them. Prior to this judgment, 69, 29, and 19 accused in separate FIRs were acquitted this month. Additionally, 12 were acquitted in March, and 41 in February of this year.

A court of chief judicial magistrate, Ajay Kumar, has acquitted all 126 accused in a case related to violence that occurred in Panchkula on August 25, 2017, following the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda chief, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. The court cited a lack of direct evidence connecting the accused to the alleged offences.