India curt clears 16 police f killing Muslim in 1987

NEW  DELHI;
A court in New Delhi on Saturday
cleared all sixteen policemen accused
of murdering dozens  of  Muslims 27
years ago in a north Indian city a lawyer
said

More than 40 muslims were killed in
1987during riots in Mecrut city,some
70 kilometers northeast of new Delhi,
after local mosque,

Police allegedly then threw the victim
into a canal,

They all meaning the 16 ,have been acquitted
The court gave them the benefit of doubt
saying there was lack of evidence regarding
their identities ,prosecution lawyer Satish
Tanta told AFP,

Tanta could not immediately confirm if there
were plan to appeal the ruling in a higher
court,The initial chargesheet was filed in
1996 naming 19 policemen for a string of
offences, including murder and conspiracy,
But three of the men died during trial,

All the  other accused have  been out
on bail
AFP