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Mohammed Shahnawaz Shaikh

 

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

7

Year Crime:

2002

Year Convicted:

2003

Year Cleared:

2009

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

India

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Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

"Mohammed Hussain Idrishi, Mohammed Shahnawaz Shaikh and Alamgir Siddiqui were co-defendants wrongly convicted in 2003 by a sessions court of a murder committed on April 14, 2002 during a riot. They were each sentenced to life in prison. The three men were acquitted in 2009 by the Gujarat High Court, and released after 7 years of incarceration."

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Innocence Proved By:

"The three men were acquitted in 2009 by the Gujarat High Court, "

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Male

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Information Source 1:

"3 convicted for killing cop in '02 acquitted, The Times of India, September 15, 2009"

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/ahmedabad/3-convicted-for-killing-cop-in-02-acquitted/articleshow/5011458.cms

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