Another important aspect of the case attracted the attention of Adnan’s father. The balcony from which the video went viral was located right next to a government CCTV camera. This camera was specially installed to record the Mahakal procession.
Adnan’s father, Ashraf, says that when he requested CCTV footage of the camera under the RTI Act, he was told that the camera was closed during the procession.
The Sawan Lot, who was identified by the police as a complainant, testified in the court that he was not even present near Adnan’s house on the day of Mahakal procession. Based on this, the court granted Bail to Adnan.
However, by the time the truth was revealed, Adnan had already spent 151 days in jail.
After granting bail to Adnan, Lot made a statement to the media stating that he had withdrawn the complaint under pressure. In response to this, Sanger said,
However, Adnan has now been granted bail and is trying to bring his life back on track, there are some questions that are still waiting.
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Why did the police demolish the house without investigating the allegations?
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Now that the chief complainants have reversed their statements, will Adnan’s family get compensation for the house that was demolished?
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Where is CCTV footage from government camera?
(Translated from Hindi by Abhishek Anand.)
