Mumbai: Trio Acquitted in 2010 Arms Case After 16 -Year Test
A Mumbai magistrate’s court acquitted three individuals on March 10 th, sixteen years after their apprehension under the Arms Act. The Anti-Terrorism Team (ATS) jailed the triad in 2010 for presumably possessing unlawful tools.
- Charged: Nasir Shaikh Ahmad Shaikh, Jubeda Abdul Mansuri, and Ali Hasan Abdullah Qureshi (deceased).
- Seizure: ATS claimed to have actually taken a carbine, guns, and 70 online cartridges.
- Acquittal Reasoning: The court mentioned an absence of independent witnesses and an invalid prosecution assent.
- ATS Claim: Initially affirmed links to gangster Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar, yet this was not presented in court.
