Watch: Zee News CCTV footage which showed Kathua acquitted Vishal was in Muzaffarnagar on day of crime
CCTV footage – first shown on Zee News – showed Vishal was in Muzaffarnagar on January 15.Sanji Ram's son Vishal alibi that he was taking an exam on the date of the incident was accepted by the court.
Six of the seven accused in the horrific gangrape-and-murder case of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua were convicted by a court here on Monday, lawyers said.A seventh accused, Vishal -- son of main accused Sanji Ram -- was acquitted by the court, giving him the 'benefit of doubt', said Farooqi Khan, who represented the victim's family in the court.
The court pronounced its much-awaited verdict away from the gaze of media which has gathered outside the premises.
CCTV footage – first shown on Zee News – showed Vishal was in Muzaffarnagar on January 15.Sanji Ram's son Vishal alibi that he was taking an exam on the date of the incident was accepted by the court.
The charge-sheet had claimed that Vishal was in Kathua from January 12 to January 15, but videos showed that that he was instead in Muzaffarnagar. CCTV footage aired by Zee News on May 1 showed that Vishal Jangrota was instead in an ATM of the Corporation Bank of Meerapura of Muzaffarnagar on January 15. The timestamp showed it was 3:47 PM
The videos aired by Zee News clearly showed that the charge-sheet was errorneous, and Vishal was indeed in Muzaffarnagar.
The court also appreciated Zee News' efforts.
The citation read: "The court is of the considered view that the evidence in detail as discussed above, broadly supports the news clip of Zee news relating to presence of Vishal Jangotra @Shamma at Meeranpur, Muzaffarnagar during the period of occurrence and as is the present case Raju Kerni, Bureau Chief Zee News, Jammu (DW-15) has certified that the CD and pen drive to be genuine one as per actual occurrence and without modification, therefore the same can certainly be relied upon for reaching a just decision. The genuine efforts made by Zee News, particularly Editor-in-chief of Zee News and staff needs to be appreciation as they have tried their level best to bring the actual truth on surface.”