19 more accused acquitted in '17 Panchkula violence
Panchkula, April 18 -- A local Panchkula court on Wednesday acquitted 19 accused in a case related to the 2017 violent protests by followers of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, citing "miserable failure" of the prosecution to prove charges beyond reasonable doubt. The case stemmed from an FIR registered at Sector 5 police station on August 26, 2017, following violent clashes that erupted after the Dera Sacha Sauda chief's conviction. The controversial leader of the sect, who commands a large following in parts of Haryana and Punjab, was convicted by a special CBI court on August 25, 2017, in a rape case....
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