VARANASI, April 15 -- A special MP-MLA court in Varanasi on Wednesday acquitted Goshainganj MLA Abhay Singh, MLC Vineet Singh and others in a 2002 attempt-to-murder case involving former MP Dhananjay Singh in the Cantt police station area.

Special judge Yajuvendra Vikram Singh acquitted all the accused, including Abhay Singh and Vineet Singh, citing lack of evidence and granting them the benefit of doubt. Others acquitted include Sandeep Singh, Sanjay Singh, Vinod Singh and Satyendra Singh.

Abhay Singh was present in the court complex, accompanied by his supporters.

The incident dates back to October 4, 2002, around 6 pm, when Dhananjay Singh, then MLA from Kerakat, was returning to Jaunpur in an SUV after visiting a patient. As his ve...