A fast track court here acquitted Jashpur royal family scion Vikramaditya Singh Judeo in a hit-and-run case on Wednesday.
The incident had taken place on April 6, 2015 when Vikramaditya Singh Judeo was accused of running over his Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) over a private school’s Director Barmeshwar Gupta.
Gupta got seriously injured in the incident and the accused fled from scene. Family members of the victim later lodged a complaint before City Kotwali that Vikramaditya had allegedly fled from the spot after running his SUV over Gupta at around 9 am on April 6, 2015.
After Kotwali police registering a case with relevant sections, Vikramaditya was sent to jail for a while but was granted bail.
Gupta who was critically injured in the incident, after getting primary treatment in Jashpur District Hospital was later referred to Ranchi for better teartment. He later recovered from the injuries and returned to Jashpur.
The matter came up for hearing today when Additional Sessions Judge, Abdul Jahid Qureshi of the Fast Track court acquitted Vikramaditya.