Two gangsters and key accused in the sensational murders of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan and an IT executive have been let off by a Delhi court in a vehicle theft case on grounds of several unexplained inconsistencies in police probe. Ravi Kapoor and his accomplice Amit Shukla were acquitted of the charges of stealing a car and using it with fake number plates. They are also facing trial for allegedly gunning down the Headlines Today journalist,then 25,when she was driving on the fateful night of September 30,2008. There were a lot of inconsistencies on record,not explained by prosecution. The doubt is raised regarding recovery of case property (vehicle) at the instance of accused Ravi Kapoor, said Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Rakesh Pandit,pointing out the faulty police probe. It goes in favour of the accused. Hence,both accused persons namely Ravi Kapoor and Amit Kumar Shukla are acquitted for the offence charged, the court said. Kapoor and Shukla are also facing trial for murdering IT executive Jigisha Ghosh after robbing her. In the auto-lifting case,the two were accused of stealing a Tavera car of complainant Bansi Lal from Sarojini Nagar area on March 15,2009. They were also charged for using fake number plate on the stolen car. The matter was reported to police and Kapoor and Shukla were arrested on April 30,2009.
