A Delhi court has discharged nine accused in a case against them for offences including gangrape and committing penetrative sexual assault on a minor, saying they could not be put on trial based on “mere suspicion”.

Additional Sessions Judge Amit Sahrawat also directed the recovery of an amount of Rs 3.75 lakh that was granted as interim compensation to the girl. The Delhi Police had filed a chargesheet against the nine accused, including a woman, saying they had committed the offences against the girl after kidnapping her and taking her to Ghaziabad on Septem-ber 25, 2023.

According to the prosecution, the victim was staying on a temple premises and the accused were members of the temple management.

In an order dated September 27, made available recently, the court said, “In each and e

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