Suspected Maoist ideologue Kobad Ghandy was acquitted of terror charges by a Delhi court on Friday, seven years after the 68-year-old Mumbai native was jailed for alleged links with a banned outfit. “Kobad Ghandy was residing in Delhi (under) assumed names with fake identities. Ghandy was arrested from New Delhi’s Bhikaji Cama Place on September 20, 2009 by Hyderabad Police on charges of having links with the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist). Ghandy will, however, remain in Tihar jail as he is an accused in about a dozen other terror-related cases. He was, however, convicted of possessing fake voter identity and PAN cards -- the maximum punishment for which is seven years that Ghandy has already served.

Source: Hindustan Times June 10, 2016 11:34 UTC