Archive · 8 Jan 2026
Court Acquits Two in 1999 Murder Case
A court in Delhi has decided that two men, Pappu Yadav and Sakinder Kumar, are not guilty of a murder that happened a long time ago in 1999.
The court said that the people who were supposed to prove that the men were guilty did not have enough evidence.
The body of the person who was killed, Ram Swaroop, was found in a locked storage room.
The men were accused of killing him and hiding the body, but the court said that the witnesses did not tell the same story, and there was not enough proof to show that the men did it.
So, the court let them go.
A Delhi court acquitted Pappu Yadav and Sakinder Kumar in a 1999 murder case due to lack of evidence.
The victim, Ram Swaroop, was found dead in a locked godown in the Matiala area near Uttam Nagar.
The prosecution alleged that the accused murdered Swaroop inside a plastic recycling unit and absconded after the incident.
The court noted inconsistencies in witness testimonies and the absence of reliable circumstantial evidence.
The acquittal was based on the prosecution's failure to prove the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt.
- Who
- Pappu Yadav and Sakinder Kumar were acquitted in the murder case of Ram Swaroop.
- What
- The court acquitted the two men due to lack of evidence.
- When
- The incident occurred in October 1999, and the acquittal was pronounced on January 5, 2025.
- Where
- The case was heard in a Delhi court, and the incident took place in the Matiala area near Uttam Nagar, Delhi.
- Why
- The prosecution failed to establish the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt, and there were inconsistencies in the testimonies of key witnesses.
- Accused
- Pappu Yadav and Sakinder Kumar
- Charges
- Murder, causing disappearance of evidence, non-appearance in response to a proclamation, common intention
- Victim
- Ram Swaroop
- Location
- Matiala area near Uttam Nagar, Delhi
- Year of Incident
- 1999
- Year of Acquittal
- 2025
- Court
- Delhi court
- Judge
- Additional Sessions Judge Deepak Wason