Adv. Virendra Ichalkaranjikar has been acquitted. There was a major allegation against him of being the mastermind, which was rejected by the Court. The CBI tried to convict him by alleging ‘terrorist activities’. The Court also rejected that allegation. Vikram Bhave was accused of recce (showing the way to the alleged murderers). This too also rejected by the Court. Sanjeev Punalekar earlier acted as a lawyer in this case; but later he too was convicted. Allegations against him were rejected by the Court. I believe that this is a victory for us. Also, we are deeply saddened by the punishment received by other 2 accused in this case. There was no strong reason in favour of this punishment; as a demented witness identifying the accused in the Court 9 years later is beyond reasonable doubt,” reacted Advocate Virendra Ichalkaranjikar, Hindu Vishidnya Parishad, regarding today’s Court verdict of Dabholkar murder case.