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Seven acquitted in doctor’s murder case

The court of fast track judge, Ahmedabad rural, KJ Upadhaya acquitted all seven people accused in the murder of Dr Mukesh Shah in 2005.

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The court of fast track judge, Ahmedabad rural, KJ Upadhaya acquitted all seven people accused in the murder of Dr Mukesh Shah in 2005.

The court acquitted all the accused for lack of evidence and as the witness in the case had turn hostile. Defence advocate, Dilip Ahuja said, "The court acquitted all the seven due to lack of evidence as the prime witness in the incident had turned hostile."

Some of the acquitted have been identified as Tarlika Shah, sister-in-law of the victim, Abdur Rehman, driver of the victim, and one Rohit Chauhan alias Fauji.  According to case details, on February 9, 2005 Abdul Rehman and Chauhan allegedly stabbed the victim near Camp Hanuman.

Shah was rushed to the Rajasthan Hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. 
It was alleged that Dr Shah's sister-in-law Tarlika had paid Rs1.75 lakh to Rehman and Chauhan as supari.

Tarlika had allegedly sought Chauhan's service following a property dispute. The victim's wife, Bhagyashree and Tarlika had been fighting over the ownership of their father's property which included a drug factory. The victim had allegedly informed tax officials that Tarlika was running the drug factory without paying taxes.

Sources said that later Tarlika had to cough up more than Rs15 lakh by way of tax.
To avenge this Tarlika hatched a plan to kill Dr Shah and sought the help of Rehman and Chauhan.
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