Murder accused freed, court says CDR alone cannot prove guilt

A man cannot be held guilty for murder only on the basis of call data records in absence of any other evidence, the sessions court observed while acquitting 26-year-old baker booked for the murder of his alleged girlfriend Sonam Shukla in 2022.

- Charul Shah Joshi

The additional sessions judge at Dindoshi, D G Dhoble on Monday acquitted Shahazeb Ansari who was prosecuted for allegedly killing 18-year-old Sonam Shukla.

The prosecution had claimed that Ansari and Shukla, were in a relationship and she was allegedly last found in his company at his residence. Ansari, ran a bakery and Shukla who resided in the same locality, frequented his shop. That’s how they alleged to have developed a relationship.