A special CBI court on Wednesday acquitted gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari and five others of the murder of Uttar Pradesh BJP legislator Krishnanand Rai in 2005, blaming hostile witnesses for the prosecution’s failure to make a case and highlighting witness protection as a key facet of the judicial process.
A special CBI court on Wednesday acquitted gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari and five others of the murder of Uttar Pradesh BJP legislator Krishnanand Rai in 2005, blaming hostile witnesses for the prosecution’s failure to make a case and highlighting witness protection as a key facet of the judicial process.