'Innocent bystander': Mumbai court acquits man in 1993 riots case for lack of evidence

A local court in Mumbai cleared a man, arrested in connection with communal riots that took place in Mumbai in 1993, of all charges due to lack of evidence. The court observed that the accused might have been "an innocent bystander".

A local court in Mumbai on Thursday acquitted a man, arrested in connection with communal riots that took place in Mumbai in 1993. The accused was cleared of all charges due to lack of evidence. While pronouncing the verdict, the Mumbai court observed that the accused Rashid Khan might have been "an innocent bystander".