India, June 7 -- A sessions court has acquitted three men accused of assaulting police personnel during the 2017 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, citing lack of evidence, inconsistencies in witness testimony and serious lapses in the investigation.

Additional Sessions Judge K M Jaisingani acquitted Tajuddin Abduljabbar Shaikh, Azaruddin Tajuddin Shaikh and Moinuddin Tajuddin Shaikh, holding that the prosecution failed to establish the charges beyond reasonable doubt.

According to the prosecution, complainant Pradip Nivrutti Deshmukh, then attached to Antop Hill police station, was on election bandobast duty at a polling booth on February 21, 2017, when Moinuddin allegedly pushed him and caused injuries. It was further...