A CBI court here today acquitted key accused Ramadhir Singh in the 22-year-old murder case of coal trader Sanjay Singh.
CBI judge Sachindra Pandey pronounced the judgement through video conference, acquitting Ramadhir Singh, former chairman of Balia District Board of Uttar Pradesh, for lack of evidence.
He had been charged under various IPC sections including 302 (murder) and 120B (criminal conspiracy), and the Arms Act.
Ramadhir Singh, husband of former Dhanbad mayor Indu Singh, is in lodged in a Hazaribagh jail, but will not be set free as he is serving a sentence in another case.
Sanjay Singh, a coal trader, was shot dead on May 26, 1996, at the Lubi Circular Road here.
Besides Ramadhir Singh, two other people were named as accused in the case but they were acquitted on November 27 last year.
The prosecution would appeal against the judgement in a higher court, public prosecutor T N Upadhyay told reporters.
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