PRAYAGRAJ, Dec. 13 -- The Allahabad high court on Thursday delivered a split verdict in the nine-year-old case related to the killing of National Investigation Agency (NIA) deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Tanzeel Ahmed and his wife Farzana, who were shot dead in their car in Bijnor in 2016. The differing views of the two judges have resulted in the matter being referred to a larger bench.

A division bench comprising Justice Rajiv Gupta and Justice Harvir Singh differed on the fate of the accused Raiyyan. Justice Gupta ruled in favour of acquittal, citing serious omissions and contradictions in the prosecution's case, while Justice Singh partially upheld the May 2022 trial court order, confirming Raiyyan's conviction but commuting h...