A special court in Mumbai has acquitted a man, now 46 years old, who was chargesheeted in connection with the 1993 communal riots in the city, giving him the benefit of the doubt and noting that he may be an "innocent bystander" and may not be part of the mob.

The accused, Shivpujan Rajbhar, who had been absconding, was traced and produced before the court on March 28, 2023.