For special CBI Judge S J Sharma, acquitting all 22 accused in the alleged fake encounter killings of gangster Sohrabuddin Shaikh, his wife Kausar Bi and his aide Tulsi Prajapati on Friday, was the last judgement of his career. "This is my last judgement...," said the judge, who is set to retire later this month, in his ruling. The judge said he felt sorry for the families of Shaikh and Prajapati as "three lives were lost". Also read List of all 22 accused acquitted in Sohrabuddin caseThe three victims who were returning to Sangli in Maharashtra from Hyderabad in a bus were taken into custody by a police team on the night of November 22-23, 2005. "The prosecution has failed to put forth any documentary or substantive evidence to suggest or establish the conspiracy theory against the 22 accused.

Source: dna December 22, 2018 10:30 UTC