Congress MP Acquitted Of Double Murder Charge

Berhampore, May 21 (UNI) Congress MP Adhir Chowdhury a local court today acquitted of all charges in double murder case.

Murshidabad Additional Sessions Judge Hem Chandra acquitted him and 14 others accused in the murder of a hotelier and his son - Hanif and Laltu Sheikh - in Behrampore in Murshidabad district on July 24, 2005.

The Judge said there was no reasonable ground for conviction of Chowdhury or the other accused.

''The verdict is a victory of the truth. The West Bengal police tried to implicate me in the murder.'' Mr Choudhwary said, alleging that a CPI(M)-local police nexus was behind his arrest.

However, CPI(M)'s district secretary Niten Choudhury, said '' that they did not subscribe to the verdict of the Court.'' Chowdhury, who represents the Behrampore Lok Sabha constituency, was arrested from his Delhi residence on November 19, 2005, after Murshidabad Chief Judicial Magistrate A K Pal had issued an arrest warrant against him and his wife Arpita on October 18.

Arpita Chowdhury was released on bail by the Calcutta High Court.

UNI