India, July 29 -- The Khargone district court of Madhya Pradesh has acquitted 11 persons accused in the 2022 Ram Navami violence case. The court cited that the prosecution failed to prove the charges against them.

In a verdict delivered on Monday,July 27, Khargone's Fourth Additional Sessions Judge, Mukesh Nath, acquitted Ibadat Ali, Sadiq Khan, Abdullah Khan, Sahab alias Shahib, Sher Yar, Faisal Khan, Azam Khan, Shabbir Khan, Imran Ali, Mushtaq Ali and Razik Ali of rioting, arson and other charges.

The prosecution said on Wednesday that during the Ram Navami violence on April 10, 2022, the accused hurled stones, torched and vandalised several houses in the Bhatwadi neighbourhood. Some of them were also accused of stealing CCTV DVRs and...