Mumbai: Triad Acquitted in 2010 Arms Case After 16 -Year Trial
A Mumbai magistrate’s court acquitted 3 individuals on March 10 th, sixteen years after their arrest under the Arms Act. The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) apprehended the triad in 2010 for purportedly having unlawful weapons.
- Accused: Nasir Shaikh Ahmad Shaikh, Jubeda Abdul Mansuri, and Ali Hasan Abdullah Qureshi (deceased).
- Seizure: ATS asserted to have actually seized a carbine, guns, and 70 live cartridges.
- Acquittal Reasoning: The court pointed out an absence of independent witnesses and a void prosecution permission.
- ATS Case: Initially declared web links to gangster Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar, yet this was not presented in court.