PRAYAGRAJ, April 9 -- The Allahabad high court has acquitted a man sentenced to death by a trial court in the 2016 murder of National Investigation Agency (NIA) DSP Mohammad Tanzil and his wife Farzana, citing lack of evidence. A Bijnor court had awarded the death penalty to two accused - Munir and Raiyyan - on May 21, 2022. While Munir died in hospital during his jail term, Raiyyan had been in custody since April 7, 2016. The high court directed his immediate release, if not wanted in any other case. In its March 31 judgement, Justice Siddharth held that the prosecution failed to prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt, describing the case as "full of doubts" and pointing to questionable conduct by witnesses. The court noted that despite prolonged investigation, no reliable evidence was found against the accused. Tanzil and Farzana were shot by motorcycle-borne assailants in Bijnor on April 3, 2016, while returning from a family function. Tanzil died on the spot, while Farzana succumbed to injuries later. The trial court had convicted Raiyyan and Munir, while acquitting three co-accused for lack of evidence....