Madrasa Teacher Murder Case:
Madrasa Teacher Murder Case: 97 witnesses, 215 documents and 45 proofs were investigated… this is how the RSS worker accused of murdering a madrasa teacher was acquitted.
The Sessions Court of Kasargod in Kerala acquitted three RSS workers accused of murdering a madrasa teacher. In 2017, a madrasa teacher was murdered inside a mosque in the district.
Three RSS workers were arrested in this case. All three accused are residents of Kelugude.
All three accused were in jail
Kasargod Principal Sessions Court Judge KK Balakrishnan acquitted accused Akhilesh, Nidhin and Ajesh in the Madrasa teacher’s murder case after a long hearing. All three accused were in jail since this sensational incident of the Madrasa teacher’s murder.
Blood-soaked body was found in the room
In this incident, 34-year-old Madrasa teacher Mohammad Riyas Maulvi of Churi was targeted by the killers. Riyas Maulvi was also a muezzin, who gives the Islamic call to prayer. On March 20, 2017, his blood-soaked body was found in a room in the mosque. According to the police, he was murdered there.
Maulvi was murdered by slitting his throat
Police officials had said that a gang that entered the premises of Churi’s Mohyuddin Jama Masjid had slit the Madrasa teacher’s throat with a sharp weapon. Due to which he died a painful death.
The prosecution failed to prove the charges
The Kasargod court said in its order that the prosecution could not prove that the accused had any animosity towards the Muslim community. The court said that apart from this, the prosecution failed to establish any connection of the accused with the RSS.
Doubts on the method of investigating officers
The sessions court said that the phones seized from the accused and prosecution witnesses were analyzed but nothing useful was found. The failure of the investigating officers to investigate the contents and data of the above phones raises serious doubts on the manner in which the investigation was initiated and the conclusion was reached. The court order said that the prosecution wasted one of the best opportunities to know with whom the deceased had conversed.
Accused entitled to benefit of doubt
The court said that the silence in this case itself is enough to dismiss the allegations of the prosecution. Therefore, it can be safely concluded that the investigation is not up to the mark and one-sided. Therefore, the accused are entitled to benefit of doubt. The crimes committed by them were not proved beyond reasonable doubt. Therefore, the prosecution failed to prove that the victim was murdered by the accused.
Prosecution disappointed with verdict
The court said in its order, therefore, the offences under sections 449, 302, 153A, 295, 201 r/w 34 of IPC against the accused have not been proved beyond reasonable doubt and hence they are not guilty of these offences. Meanwhile, the prosecution expressed disappointment over the verdict and said that they will further appeal against the order.
Maulvi’s blood was found on the clothes of the accused
According to PTI, the prosecutor in the case said that there was strong evidence in the case. Maulvi’s blood was found on the clothes of one of the accused. A piece of Maulvi’s cloth was found on the knife used by the accused. We had submitted all the evidence. The court examined 97 witnesses, 215 documents and 45 physical evidence in the case, in which the charge sheet was filed within 90 days.
The deceased’s wife wept in the court
The widowed wife of madrasa teacher Mohammad Riyas Maulvi was present in the court during the hearing of this case. When the court pronounced the verdict, she wept in front of the media and said that the court’s order was disappointing. The victim’s family members said that they had never expected such a verdict in this case.
The murderers wanted to create communal unrest
In this case, the courts have not granted bail to the accused even once for the last seven years. The accused were not connected to the Maulvi in any way. Even the police chargesheet clearly mentions that the murder of the Maulvi was an attempt to create communal unrest in the area. A relative of the deceased told the media persons present there that the chargesheet and remand report state that the accused were trying to spread communal unrest in the area.