BHUBANESWAR: A primary accused and his brother, allegedly involved in the sensational gang-rape and murder of a 19-year-old woman at Pipili in Puri district in 2011-12, have been acquitted by a court docket right here on Monday. The first additional periods court docket acquitted Prashant Pradhan, the key accused, and his younger brother Sukant for need of proof.
Defence legal professional Sidharth Das stated the prosecution failed to verify the costs against his shoppers - Prashant and Sukant. "The prosecution lawyer could not produce any evidence against the accused. There was no eyewitness in the case. The circumstantial evidence and forensic reports produced by the probe agency did not prove the complicity of the two brothers in the alleged crime," he added.
A red-faced Crime Branch that used to be investigating the case stated they might to find out the explanations of the acquittal and appeal in the Orissa high court docket. "We will study the court's order and decide the future course of action," additional director common of police (Crime Branch) Santosh Upadhyay told TOI.
The 19-year-old woman used to be discovered subconscious in a paddy field at her village on November 28, 2011. She had succumbed on June 21, 2012 after last semi-comatose at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack. The incident had precipitated large public outrage around the state. Pradeep Maharathy, who used to be then the agriculture minister, had to hand over following allegations that he had tried to protect the accused individuals.
Victim's mom stunned with order
Amid assaults from opposition parties, leader minister Naveen Patnaik had then ordered a judicial inquiry into the case. Pipili police station's former inspector-in-charge Amulya Kumar Champatiray used to be dismissed from provider for alleged dereliction of responsibility.
The court docket's verdict got here as a surprise to the sufferer's mom. "I had expected death penalty for the two brothers for raping and killing my daughter. The Crime Branch officials should have gathered evidence against the accused. The prosecution should have ensured capital punishment for the accused," she stated.
Defence legal professional Sidharth Das stated the prosecution failed to verify the costs against his shoppers - Prashant and Sukant. "The prosecution lawyer could not produce any evidence against the accused. There was no eyewitness in the case. The circumstantial evidence and forensic reports produced by the probe agency did not prove the complicity of the two brothers in the alleged crime," he added.
A red-faced Crime Branch that used to be investigating the case stated they might to find out the explanations of the acquittal and appeal in the Orissa high court docket. "We will study the court's order and decide the future course of action," additional director common of police (Crime Branch) Santosh Upadhyay told TOI.
The 19-year-old woman used to be discovered subconscious in a paddy field at her village on November 28, 2011. She had succumbed on June 21, 2012 after last semi-comatose at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack. The incident had precipitated large public outrage around the state. Pradeep Maharathy, who used to be then the agriculture minister, had to hand over following allegations that he had tried to protect the accused individuals.
Victim's mom stunned with order
Amid assaults from opposition parties, leader minister Naveen Patnaik had then ordered a judicial inquiry into the case. Pipili police station's former inspector-in-charge Amulya Kumar Champatiray used to be dismissed from provider for alleged dereliction of responsibility.
The court docket's verdict got here as a surprise to the sufferer's mom. "I had expected death penalty for the two brothers for raping and killing my daughter. The Crime Branch officials should have gathered evidence against the accused. The prosecution should have ensured capital punishment for the accused," she stated.
Court aquits Pipili gang-rape and murder accused for want of proof
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