Thane, Sep 26 (PTI) A court in Thane district has acquitted a 26-year-old man in a 2023 case of fatal stabbing of a woman and attempted murder of her friend, who was the wife of the accused, citing procedural lapses and lackadaisical investigation by police.

The judgment, delivered by the court on September 22, concluded that the prosecution has failed to prove the guilt of the accused, Nagesh Balu Rupvate, beyond a reasonable doubt in the murder of the woman, Jyoti Sonkar (19) and the assault on his wife Kiran Khandare (21), a friend of the deceased, in Diva (East) in Thane district.

A copy of the ruling by Principal District and Sessions Judge S B Agrawal was made available on Friday.

According to the prosecution, Sonkar and Khandare (Rupvate's wife) were residing together and running

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