more-inA Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Monday acquitted the first accused who had been convicted by a CBI special court in a case relating to the mysterious disappearance of Chekannr Moulavi, a progressive Islamic cleric. The special court had convicted him of murder and criminal conspiracy charges. The accused had abducted the moulavi and murdered him. There was no material to prove that the moulavi had died and there were circumstances to implicate the accused in the crime. The court also dismissed an appeal challenging the acquittal of Muhammed Basheer, fourth accused in the case.

Source: The Hindu October 15, 2018 19:16 UTC