Chhota Rajan acquitted in 1983 case of assault on policemen as CBI says documents, witnesses missing
The Hindu
Official said most of the witnesses were not traceable, and even the case records had gone missing
A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Mumbai on Thursday acquitted gangster Chhota Rajan in a 38-year-old attempt to murder case where he was accused of assaulting two policemen.
Rajan, charged under IPC sections 307 (attempt to murder) and 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty) was acquitted by special judge for CBI cases A.T. Wankhede.
An official associated with the case said most of the witnesses were not traceable, and even the case records had gone missing.
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