Sreeleathers’ co-owner murder: Court acquits one

JAMSHEDPUR: The court of additional district and sessions judge (ADJ) IV R K Sinha on Friday acquitted Vikram Sharma in the Sreeleathers co-owner

Ashish Dey

murder case for want of evidence.

On November 2, 2007 Ashish (50) was on his way to his

Sakchi

shop, when three motorcycle-borne criminals fired at him indiscriminately, killing him on the spot.

According to police, Vikram, a key member of notorious

Akhilesh

Singh gang, had played a prime role in the murder.

Gangster Akhilesh

is also an accused in the murder case. Both Vikram and Akhilesh are behind bars. The case against Singh is still on. He appeared before the court through video conferencing.