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India Gazette
18 hours ago
- India Gazette
Delhi Court discharges man wrongfully accused in 2003 Australia murder case after forensic report confirms mistaken identity
New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): A Delhi court has discharged an Indian man wrongfully accused in connection with a murder in Australia's Redfern in 2003 after forensic tests confirmed it was a case of mistaken identity. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Pranav Joshi on June 13 exonerated Mohammed Basheeruddin, who had been arrested last month, after a report from the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) revealed that his fingerprints did not match those found at the crime scene in Australia. 'The fingerprints of the arrested individual do not match those of the original fugitive criminal,' the judge noted in court. 'In view of this, Mohammed Basheeruddin is discharged from the present proceedings.' The murder occurred on the night of June 29, 2003. The body of Shoukat Mohammed was found stuffed inside a sleeping bag placed in a wheelie bin on James Street, Redfern. The victim had been drugged, assaulted, and ultimately strangled to death, triggering a long-running homicide investigation in Australia. According to New South Wales authorities, the case remains open. The NSW Government has announced a reward of AUD 100,000 for any information leading to the arrest of the fugitive criminal responsible for the killing. During the court proceedings in Delhi, Basheeruddin's lawyer, Farhat Jahan Rehmani, argued that her client had been falsely implicated due to a name mismatch. The actual name mentioned in foreign records was 'Bashiruddin Mohd,' she said -- not her client's full name, Mohammed Basheeruddin. She also pointed out that he obtained his Indian passport only in 2016, and since then, he had never traveled abroad except to Saudi Arabia. (ANI)
NDTV
20 hours ago
- NDTV
Delhi Court Discharges Man Falsely Arrested For Murder In Australia In 2003
New Delhi: A Delhi court has discharged a man apprehended for alleged murder in Redfern, Australia, in 2003. The court noted that it was a case of mistaken identity as his fingerprints did not match with the actual crime file. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Pranav Joshi discharged Mohammed Basheeruddin, 37, in an order passed on June 13 after considering the forensic reports. "On June 12, 2025, the report of the CFSL was received in sealed condition. Today, the report is opened in the open court. As per the report, the fingerprints of Mohammad Basheeruddin, who was arrested on May 17, 2025, are different from the fingerprints of the original FC (fugitive criminal)," the judge said on Friday. "In view of the report, Mohammad Basheeruddin is discharged from the present proceedings," he added. Earlier on June 29, 2003, the body of a man named Shoukat Mohammed was found inside a sleeping bag in wheelie bin on James Street, Redfern. The victim was drugged and assaulted before being strangled to death. Advocate Farhat Jahan Rehmani, appearing for the current accused, told the court that the name of the actual accused mentioned in foreign records was Bashiruddin Mohd, a different individual from the current accused, whose full name was Mohammed Basheeruddin. The counsel claimed that the current accused obtained his Indian passport in 2016 and since then has never travelled outside India except Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
