Ex-wife’s homicide: Gujarat HC acquits man, cites gaps in prosecution case | India News

AHMEDABAD: A homicide that had gripped the town with its ugly particulars has ended in acquittal. Gujarat HC overturned a trial courtroom conviction of Nasim Mansuri, who has spent almost 10 years in jail, over the cost of killing his ex-wife. The case dates again to 2007 when sufferer Jayshri, a TV actress, was discovered together with her head floating in a lake, and her physique close to Vatva canal.
HC overturned Mansuri’s conviction citing gaps in prosecution’s case. It stated the circumstantial proof was not sturdy sufficient to show guilt past affordable doubt. Jayshri & Mansuri married in ’92.
As per prosecution’s case, she divorced him years later & remarried. Enraged, Mansuri was accused of killing her. The trial courtroom gave life sentence to Mansuri. He has since served over 9 years in jail. tnn