New Delhi, A Delhi court has acquitted three individuals accused of shooting a man in west Delhi in 2017, saying the prosecution failed to prove their presence at the crime scene or their involvement in the offence.
A case was registered at Rajouri Garden police station. In an order dated October 6, the court said, “In light of the discussion above, in my considered view, the prosecution miserably failed to prove that the accused persons were present at the place of incident or committed the alleged offence. Sameer Khan was attacked on June 22, 2017, near the Municipal Corporation of Delhi office in Subhash Nagar, according to the prosecution. Lakhan, who was arrested in 2025, was charged under the corresponding Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions and for failing to appear before the court after being declared a proclaimed offender.
He had said in his statement to police that Guddu suspected him of being a police informer. He also said that the accused beat him and Guddu shot him. Two public witnesses, who had called the police after the injured man sought help, told the court they had not seen the incident.
The court noted that doctors could not give an opinion on the nature of the injury as the victim had left the hospital.
Even if the intention and injury were assumed to be proved, it said, the question remained whether the act could be attributed to the accused.
Additional Sessions Judge Pooja Talwar was hearing a case against Mohd Guddu, Ram alias Vicky and Lakhan Mahawar alias Golu, and said that the prosecution had not proved its case beyond reasonable doubt.
