Archive · 3 Jun 2025
Court Clears Man, Slams Police in Botched Attempted Murder Probe
A court in Lucknow has cleared Ashtbhuja Pathak of attempted murder charges.
The case involved an attack on a jeweller's son.
The court found the police investigation to be seriously flawed, as it lacked sufficient evidence to link Pathak to the crime.
There was no CCTV footage, phone records didn't place him at the scene, and no weapon was found.
The court criticized the police for relying on suspicion rather than proof.
Pathak had spent 40 days in jail before being cleared.
The court has ordered an inquiry into the investigating officers' conduct and sent a copy of its order to multiple authorities for further action.
A court in Lucknow dropped an attempted murder charge.
The charge was against Ashtbhuja Pathak in a case involving an attack in 2020.
The court cited insufficient evidence and flawed police work.
Pathak had been jailed for 40 days.
The court ordered a review of the investigating officers' actions.
- Who
- Ashtbhuja Pathak and police investigating officers.
- What
- District court dropped an attempted murder charge against Ashtbhuja Pathak.
- When
- Monday, recent
- Where
- Lucknow, India
- Why
- Due to lack of evidence and flaws in the police investigation.
- Victim
- Abhishek, son of jeweller Sudhir Kesarwani
- Attack Year
- 2020
- Initially Accused
- Rajesh Kesarwani and Ashtbhuja Pathak
- Pathak's Jail Time
- 40 days
- Discharge Plea Under
- Section 227 CrPC
- Order Copy Sent To
- Principal Secretary (Home), DGP, DG (Prosecution), Principal Secretary (Law and Justice), and District Magistrate, Lucknow