Overview
- The court’s order, dated September 29, says the assault was proved but the assailant’s identity was not established beyond reasonable doubt.
- The judge found glaring lapses in the test identification parade, noting it was conducted for two cases at the same time with the same witnesses.
- Qureshi was arrested in 2018 by Navi Mumbai police in a probe that investigators said linked him to older unsolved cases, including alleged 2010 murders in Nehru Nagar.
- News reports differ on the total number of cases he faces, citing figures from over 11 to 22, and say he has been acquitted in three matters while many others remain pending across Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane.
- Earlier, on March 28, a Sessions Court acquitted him in a separate POCSO case involving a 13-year-old, with the court citing lack of corroboration including medical and forensic findings.