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Rajasthan court acquits 40 in 2015 killings over probe lapses
A special Rajasthan court acquitted all 40 accused in the 2015 killing of six people, including five Dalits, citing failures in the police and CBI investigations. The court said investigators did not…
The Story in Brief
A special Rajasthan court acquitted all 40 accused in the 2015 killing of six people, including five Dalits, citing failures in the police and CBI investigations. The court said investigators did not conduct a Test Identification Parade, collect DNA samples from the accused, or establish a forensic link between recovered weapons and the victims or accused.
The prosecution alleged that nearly 200 people attacked a Dalit Meghwal camp on disputed farmland in Merta on May 14, 2015. Five Meghwals were killed and 11 people injured. The court said human blood was found on some recovered objects, but blood groups could not be matched. The victims’ lawyer said the family would challenge the verdict in the high court.
The Indian Opinion
The case does not support either easy claim that the acquittal proves innocence or that the court ignored a mass killing. The ruling records evidence of violence, but also a prosecution unable to identify attackers or connect weapons to victims. Delayed forensic work and the absence of a Test Identification Parade are basic failures, not technicalities. The high court’s review should test whether a fresh, properly documented investigation is still possible, and whether accountability follows for the lapses.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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