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Delhi court acquits two men in 2018 metro shooting case
A man said three people tried to steal his phone at a Delhi metro station in 2018.
He said one person shot him in the arm.
Police later arrested two men and said one pistol was recovered.
The man was the only eyewitness in the case.
In court, he said the two men were not the attackers.
He also denied knowing about the pistol’s recovery.
The court said the recovery was not properly supported and the forensic test did not connect the pistol to the shooting.
Because of these problems, the judge acquitted both men.
A Delhi court acquitted Deepak and Shanu in a 2018 robbery and shooting case.
The prosecution alleged that three men tried to snatch Aas Mohd’s mobile phone at Jawahar Nagar Metro Station.
Aas Mohd was allegedly shot in the right arm after resisting the robbery.
The complainant later denied that the accused were the assailants or that he had identified them.
The court found the weapon recovery doubtful and said forensic evidence did not link the pistol to the shooting.
- Who
- Deepak alias Golu and Shanu alias Furkan were accused; Aas Mohd was the complainant and sole eyewitness.
- What
- The court acquitted the two men in a 2018 alleged mobile-phone robbery and shooting case.
- Where
- The alleged shooting occurred at Jawahar Nagar Metro Station, and the case was registered at Karawal Nagar police station in Delhi.
- When
- The alleged incident occurred on April 27, 2018; the court issued its order on September 28, reported on October 2.
- Why
- The prosecution failed to prove the accused’s identity as assailants, establish the pistol’s recovery reliably, or scientifically link the weapon to the shooting.
Prosecution case
Court’s findings supporting acquittal
Identity of the assailants
Prosecution case
The prosecution said Aas Mohd identified Deepak and Shanu after police apprehended them the following day.
Court’s findings supporting acquittal
The complainant denied in court that the two men were the assailants or that he had previously identified them, leaving their identification unproved.
Recovery of the pistol
Prosecution case
Police said a country-made pistol was recovered at Shanu’s instance, with police witnesses supporting the recovery.
Court’s findings supporting acquittal
The court found the recovery doubtful because the complainant denied witnessing or knowing about it, and there was no photographic or independent public evidence.
Link to the shooting
Prosecution case
The prosecution relied on the recovered pistol in the shooting case.
Court’s findings supporting acquittal
The forensic report did not establish that the cartridge found at the scene had been fired from the recovered pistol.
Key facts
- Accused
- Deepak alias Golu and Shanu alias Furkan
- Complainant
- Aas Mohd
- Alleged incident
- April 27, 2018
- Location
- Jawahar Nagar Metro Station, Delhi
- Court order
- The two accused were acquitted
- Key evidence issue
- The sole eyewitness did not support the prosecution’s identification of the accused
- Forensic finding
- The recovered pistol was not scientifically linked to the cartridge found at the scene
Quotes
Delhi court, presided over by Additional Sessions Judge Twinkle Wadhwa
The court handling the criminal case against Deepak and Shanu.
“A hostile eyewitness who does not identify the accused, a doubtful recovery unsupported by independent or photographic evidence, and a forensic report that does not connect the recovered weapon to the offence, the prosecution has not been able to prove its case against the accused beyond a reasonable doubt.”
theprint.in
“Since the only witness who could link the accused to the crime has not supported the prosecution’s case, the identification of the accused as the assailants stands unproved.”
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Sources
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