Srinagar, Jan. 1 -- A sessions court here has acquitted three people accused of involvement in terror activities for lack of evidence.

The special NIA court acquitted three men on the grounds that the prosecution had failed to prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt, while the case was also riddled with "material discrepancies".

The Court of Additional Sessions Judge, Manjeet Rai, acquitted Wajid Ahmad Bhat, Masrat Bilal Bhuru and Rameez Ahmad Dar, all residents of Kulgam district, and directed their release forthwith if not required in any other case.

According to police, the trio was arrested on October 10, 2022, from a Naka near Batamaloo here. It claimed that "grenades and magazines with live rounds were recovered from them" an...