THANE: the Thane sessions court has acquitted a 40-year-old man who was arrested for robbing an auto driver of cash and fleeing with his auto-rickshaw on September 30, 2011, near the Rabodi area of Thane city.The sessions judge, Rachna Tehra, acquitted Navid Mehboob Kakdki as the prosecution failed to prove the charges in court.The prosecutor told the court that on September 30, 2011, at around 5 pm, the accused boarded the rickshaw at the Khopat signal, heading towards Rabodi.During the trip, he made two stops, one to fetch biscuits from a bakery and another to drop someone off in Rabodi. He again boarded the rickshaw and instructed the driver to head straight to Panchganga Road, towards Saket Road. While crossing a bridge over a Nallah, the accused threatened the driver with a sharp knife from behind and forcibly took Rs. 4000 in cash from his pocket, along with the keys to the auto-rickshaw.The accused then pushed the driver, causing him to fall to the ground. Subsequently, the victim filed a case with the Rabodi police station, leading to the arrest and trial of the accused.The judge, after hearing both sides, pointed out several shortcomings in the recovery of the rickshaw and raised doubts about the arrest of the accused and the recovery of the weapon used in the crime.The judge noted that the prosecution failed to establish the accuseds involvement in the charged offenses and subsequently acquitted him.We also published the following articles recentlyWacky modified Maruti Wagon R auto rickshaw Video goes viralA video of a modified auto rickshaw in India has gone viral on social media. The rickshaw has been modified to have the body of a Maruti Wagon R hatchback as its passenger seats. The video has garnered over 2.3 million likes and 4,200 comments. While some have praised the creativity, others have questioned the practicality of the modification. The Maruti Wagon R is known for its affordability and fuel efficiency, but this modified rickshaw is certainly unique.Conviction overturned, BJP MP Ram Shankar Katheria acquitted in 2011 rioting caseRam Shankar Katheria, BJPs Lok Sabha MP from Etawah, has been acquitted of all charges in a 12-year-old assault and rioting case by the Agra district and sessions court. Katheria had previously been sentenced to two years in prison and a fine of Rs 50,000 by a special MP/MLA court. He filed an appeal against the conviction, which led to the stay of his sentence. Katheria claimed that the case was politically motivated and that he will continue to work for public interests. The incident occurred in November 2011 when Katheria and his supporters allegedly vandalized the office of Torrent Power.US man decapitates relative, flees with severed head; heldA man in California was arrested after allegedly decapitating a female relatives head and taking it with him. Luis Aroyo-Lopez was apprehended by the police in San Francisco after being identified as a murder suspect. The womans decapitated body was found in a residence in Santa Rosa, with her head missing. The police have not revealed if the head has been recovered. Aroyo-Lopez, who has a tattoo of "420" on his head, was previously incarcerated for assault and weapons possession charges.

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