New Delhi, June 2 -- Delhi's Rouse Avenue court has acquitted AAP MLA Anil Jha and 4 others of charges of causing hurt to a person belonging to the Scheduled Caste community and insulting him by using caste based remarks in 2016 during a school function in Aman Vihar area.

Special judge Jitendra Singh acquitted Anil Jha, Gopal Singh, Susanskrit Kumar, Anil Singh, Vijay Prakash Tripathi alias Vijay Tiwari of Allegations under sections related to causing hurt and SC-ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in view of contraindications, omissions and lacunae.

Citing inconsistencies in the testimonies of material witnesses, the court said, "Taking into account, inter-se and intra-se inconsistencies in the testimonies of material witnesses, this Co...