An Ahmedabad court on Tuesday acquitted five persons, including a sitting BJP corporator, who were accused of murdering a police constable during the 1985 anti-reservation riots.
Additional Sessions Judge A R Patel acquitted BJP corporator Mayur Dave, Vijay Shah, Kiran Shah, Dhruv Vyas and Madhukar Vyas for lack of evidence.
They were accused of killing constable Lakshman Desai in the city's Khadia locality after a stir against reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) in government jobs and education turned violent.
There were 11 accused in the case out of which two BJP leaders -- former Gujarat minister Ashok Bhatt and former Union minister Harin Pathak -- were acquitted in 2006.
Their acquittal was challenged by the widow of the deceased constable. Later the Supreme Court upheld their acquittal.
Four other accused died during the trial.
(PTI)
