The Mavelikkara court cited antitimed FIRs, unreliable eyewitness identification, absence of test identification parades, weak forensic evidence, and investigative lapses while holding that the prosecution failed to establish individual or collective liability beyond reasonable doubt.
The case traces the killing of a 19 year old student leader outside Chengannur Christian College in July 2012, detailing how the probe shifted from local police to Crime Branch amid delays, accused absconding, and repeated High Court bail proceedings.
Assam Police have filed 16 cases against the Islamist outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) and 2 cases against its student wing Campus Front of India (CFI)
Police is probing the role of Campus Front of India in the ongoing hijab controversy. CFI is the students with of Islamist outfit Popular Front of India (PFI), an extremist organisation banned in various states.