Overview
- A special CBI court in Vijayawada accepted the agency’s closure report, which said there was no legally admissible evidence to proceed against any individual.
- Court officials handed the exhumed remains to parents Shamshad Begum and Iqbal Basha at the CBI court, nearly seven years after the body was exhumed for re-postmortems.
- The court ordered last rites in Tenali with state-provided facilities and security, and directed full video recording in the presence of government officials.
- Ayesha’s mother alleged investigative irregularities including age misreporting in the FIR and a compromised crime scene, saying there is no justice for minorities.
- Women activists accompanied the family outside the court, and police declined permission for a rally as the parents vowed to pursue a judicial inquiry and seek a meeting with the Chief Minister.