'Gaping holes': SC frees death row convict in Mumbai rape-murder

The Supreme Court acquitted Chandrabhan Sudam Sanap in the 2014 Mumbai rape-murder case of an IT professional, overturning previous convictions and the death penalty. The court cited insufficient evidence, unreliable extra-judicial confession, and problematic witness identification as key reasons for the acquittal.

'Gaping holes': SC frees death row convict in Mumbai rape-murder
The Supreme Court acquitted Chandrabhan Sudam Sanap in the 2014 Mumbai rape-murder case of an IT professional, overturning previous convictions and the death penalty. The court cited insufficient evidence, unreliable extra-judicial confession, and problematic witness identification as key reasons for the acquittal.