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Explained: Why Bombay HC upheld 2018 acquittal in 2005 fake encounter case of Sohrabuddin Shaikh

The Bombay High Court upheld a trial court’s acquittal of 21 police officers and others in the Sohrabuddin Shaikh, Kausar Bi, and Tulsiram Prajapati alleged fake encounter case. The court found the prosecution failed to establish abduction, conspiracy, or murder, deeming the evidence insufficient to overturn the initial verdict. Appeals by Shaikh’s brothers were dismissed.

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