Dumka, Oct. 17 -- Congress leader and Jharkhand Minister Deepika Pandey Singh, was acquitted by the SDMJ court in Jharkhand, in connection with a case filed by BJP MLA Ashok Bhagat after a child met with an accident at Baswa Chowk, leading to a local protest.

The BJP MLA had filed the case against a group of people, including some elderly individuals and others young, in connection with the Mahgama incident, under various sections of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita.

After being acquitted by the court Deepik Pandey Singh thanked the court for ensuring justice.

"The then BJP MLA Ashok Bhagat filed this case against me and others out of political vendetta. The court has acquitted me and all the others accused in the case today. I want to thank...