Abetment to murder charges against ex-BSP MP dropped

 A court here on Friday dropped charges of abetment to murder and other against former parliamentarian Dhananjay Singh in the maid torture <g data-gr-id="16">case,</g> but ordered charges for destruction of evidence be framed against him.

Additional Sessions Judge Amit Bansal, dropping the charge of abetment to murder and others against Singh, however, found prime <g data-gr-id="11">facie</g> evidence against his wife Jagriti Singh related to the torture and murder of the maid. 

The court fixed Saturday for formally framing the charges. 

Police in the charge sheet had alleged Jagriti used to give “merciless beatings” to her three domestic help and “compelled” the servants to work by holding them captive.