The three remaining employees accused of rioting and vandalism in the AG office were acquitted by the High Court | News India

Prayagraj, 20 August (HS). Allahabad High Court has acquitted three employees of AG Office Prayagraj who were accused of protesting and vandalism against checking of attendance of employees in the office in 2012.

The High Court has cancelled the order passed by the Additional District and Sessions Court on 8 January 20 rejecting the petitioners' application for discharge from the crime and has accepted the discharge petition. This order has been given by Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh while accepting the criminal revision petition of retired employee Harishankar Tiwari, employees working in the AG office Ashwani Kumar Pandey and Mohammad Adil Iqbal.

It is known that on the orders of the Accountant General, teams were formed to check the attendance of employees and officers. The employees had strongly opposed this. On 24 February 12, the office of the Deputy Accountant General was surrounded and vandalized. Mohammad Farooq lodged an FIR against unknown persons in Civil Lines police station of Prayagraj on 24 February 12.

The investigating officer recorded the statements of the witnesses and asked for the list of the accused. A charge sheet was filed against all the 13 employees included in the list. The four witnesses presented by the prosecution did not support them. The Additional Sessions Court acquitted 10 employees on 18 March 21. No appeal was made against it. The order became final. On the basis of which the court has acquitted them too by cancelling the order of the Additional Sessions Court rejecting the petition for acquitting the petitioners from the crime.