Dramatic development in MeccaMasjid case. Judge Ravinder Reddy who gave the verdict today, acquitting all accused including Aseemanand, is reported to have resigned.
Ravinder Reddy who is also part of the Telangana Judges Association as president, was suspended by the Hyderabad High court in 2016, after he was part of an agitation against provisional allotment of judicial officers between Telangana and Andhra
Ravinder Reddy who is also part of the #Telangana Judges Association as president, was suspended by the #Hyderabad High court in 2016, after he was part of an agitation against provisional allotment of judicial officers between #Telangana and #Andhra— T S Sudhir (@Iamtssudhir) April 16, 2018
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Legal sources in Hyderabad say that Judge Ravinder Reddy has political ambitions and intends to join one of the political parties in Telangana soon. Which is why the resignation.
The president of All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen Party (AIMIM) called the resignation “Intriguing” and tweeted: “Judge who gave acquittal to all accused in Mecca Masjid Blast RESIGNS very intriguing and I am surprised with the Lordship decision.”
Judge who gave acquittal to all accused in Mecca Masjid Blast RESIGNS very intriguing and I am surprised with the Lordship decision— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) April 16, 2018
Earlier today, all the five accused in the Hyderabad’s Mecca Masjid blast case, including Swami Aseemanand were acquitted due to lack of clinching evidence.
“The judge in his order observed that not a single allegation levelled by the prosecution could be proved, and hence he declared all the accused acquitted,” said JP Sharma, the defence advocate.
A powerful blast, triggered by remote control, had ripped through the over four-century-old mosque here on May 18, 2007, when devotees had gathered for Friday prayers, killing nine people and wounding 58.
The case was initially probed by the local police before being transferred to the CBI, and finally in 2011 to the NIA, the country’s premier anti-terror investigation agency.
Altogether, 10 persons owing allegiance to right-wing organisations were named accused in the case.
But only five of them, Lokesh Sharma, Swami Aseemanand alias Naba Kumar Sarkar, Devendra Gupta, Bharat Mohanlal Rateshwar alias Bharat Bhai and Rajendra Chowdhary were arrested in the case.
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