Rajasthan HC acquits all accused in deadly 2008 Jaipur blasts

Updated: Mar 29 2023 6:51PM

Jaipur, Mar 29 (PTI) The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday acquitted all four accused in the 2008 serial Jaipur blast case which claimed 71 lives and left over 180 injured.

The accused were given capital punishment by a trial court in 2019 which was challenged in the high court.

The high court also lambasted the investigating agency for doing a shoddy and shabby investigation in connecting the chain of evidence.

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