Thane: Court has acquitted a 69-year-old man and his son accused in a 2022 murder case, citing a lack of evidence against the duo. Principal district and Ssessions judge S B Agrawal on Friday found Avinash Rambadan Yadav and his father Rambadan Barsan Yadav not guilty of murder and assault charges. The duo were accused of killing Sunil Jagannath Yadav over an alleged love affair with Avinash’s daughter. According to prosecution, the victim was tied up and beaten at the duo’s house. He succumbed to his injuries three days later at KEM Hospital, having sustained 46 blunt-force wounds. The court noted the delay in lodging a complaint and held that the testimonies of neighbours and the victim’s family did not appear in tandem. The defence argued that residents mistook Sunil for a thief because he was covered in wheat flour and running. Considering the version of defence, the duo were given the benefit of the doubt.
