The Gujarat High Court has allowed the discharge plea of a former police official accused in the 2003 encounter of Sadiq Jamal, who was claimed to be an LeT operative. With this acquittal, all seven of the eight accused stand exonerated in the case. The Central Bureau of Investigation did not challenge the discharge order of any of the six cops who were acquitted in the past.
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On Friday, at the event where Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the Dena-Dumad crossroad flyover, Vaghela not only found a place on the dais but was also mentioned in the list of acknowledgments of leaders read out by the speakers at the event. Vaghela had extended support to the BJP government in a formal letter handed over to Speaker Shankar Chaudhary on December 20, 2022.