HC frees ex-DU prof from life term, acquits 4 in Maoist case

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court Friday acquitted wheelchair-bound ex-DU professor GN Saibaba and four others of aiding and abetting Naxal activities and waging war against the state, declaring "null and void" proceedings in the Gadchiroli sessions court since 2014 that culminated in them being sentenced to life in jail under the UAPA five years ago.

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