Bombay High Court Acquits Two Of Murder 24 Years After Conviction

More than 24 years after 2 men were convicted and sentenced to life for the 1987 murder of a woman in Thane, the Bombay high court has acquitted them based on the fact that the eyewitness evidence was not a sterling testimony, as per TNN.

2 judges quashed the 1998 order of the Thane sessions court against Ladkya Bhurbhura (64) and Manji Tumbda (47).'

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On October 8, 1987, Shankar Wagh told police that on the previous night, he along with his first wife, Ladkyai, and second wife, Girija, went to sleep.

It was midnight when 3 people entered. Shankar identified the two accused and said Bhurbhura had a spear. The men questioned Girija and threatened to kill Shankar along with her.

Shankar ran to the hamlet next to his for help. When he came back, he found Girija dead and she had injuries to her chest. Ladkyai was there.

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But Ladkyai claimed that she had also fled with Shankar.

The judges said the evidence based on the testimonies of Shankar and Ladkyai is not one to be confident of.

"The evidence of the eyewitness does not appear to be a sterling testimony upon which conviction can be maintained," they said.