Kalyan court acquits Thackeray and Shinde in long-running defamation case
A Kalyan court acquitted Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde in a defamation case that had continued for 17 years. The court found that the records, testimony and statements did not support the charges, while also pointing to gaps in the investigation and inconsistencies in the sequence of events.
A court in Kalyan has acquitted Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde in a defamation case that had been pending for 17 years, The Hindu reported. The court held that the records, testimony and statements before it did not support the charges against the two politicians. It also noted gaps in the investigation, according to details from the proceedings cited by the newspaper.
The court further referred to problems in the sequence of events presented in the case. The findings were based on the material and evidence considered during the proceedings. Advocates also referred to the investigation and the sequence of events, according to the source material.
The supplied information does not identify the complainant, specify the allegedly defamatory statements or explain the circumstances in which the case was filed. It also does not provide details of the court’s reasoning beyond its assessment of the evidence and investigation.
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