Citing lack of evidence, a court here has acquitted 18 people, including former BJP MLA Ram Iqbal Singh, in the 2004 Nagra firing case.
Special Judge Gyan Prakash Tiwari of MP/MLA Special Court passed the order on Thursday, according to defence lawyer Kaushal Singh.
"The case stemmed from an incident on March 18, 2004, when, according to a police report filed by Nagra police station in-charge Sudhir Chandra Pandey, then-BJP MLA Ram Iqbal Singh & his supporters allegedly surrounded the Nagra police station," he said.
"A clash ensued between villagers & police, resulting in the death of Pradhan Rajbhar & Harendra Paswan, & injuries to approximately 30 villagers & 25-30 police personnel," police sources said.
Following an investigation, police filed a chargesheet against the Ram Iqbal Singh & BSP MLA Umashankar Singh, & others.
The state government later withdrew the case against the BSP MLA, officials said.
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