Mumbai, Jun 1 (UNI) A sessions court in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra has acquitted Fisheries minister Nitesh Rane and 30 others for their alleged involvement in a 2017 incident where a basket full of Bangda (mackerel) fish was thrown at a Fisheries department official in Sindhudurg district, after prosecution failed to prove the case.
While, the official and eyewitnesses turned hostile and claimed they did not see who flung the fish, a lawyer said here on Sunday.
Additional Sessions Judge V S Deshmukh in its order noted that no identification parade of the accused was conducted by the investigating officer and there is no reliable evidence on record to prove that the accused caused obstruction to the informant and witnesses while discharging their official duties as public servant.