Kochi, Oct 24 (PTI) A court here has rebuked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) after acquitting three individuals in a dowry case, citing the agency's failure to provide evidence for the charges.

The special CBI court acquitted Sreekant Jayachandra Menon of Kodungallur, his father Jayachandran T K, and mother Beena Jayachandran.

Sreekant and his family were charged under various provisions of the Dowry Prohibition Act and sections of the Indian Penal Code following an investigation by the CBI.

According to the prosecution, Sreekant married Sruthy Suresh in 2018, and the couple later moved to Canada.

Sruthy alleged that she was subjected to brutal assaults there and forced to consume drugs.

She also claimed that the accused had forced her to terminate her pregnancy and that Sre

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