Thane: A local court acquitted a man accused of killing his wife on the ground of lack of evidence.

District Principal Judge R R Gandhi in the judgement delivered recently acquitted Atul Narsi Gudka (42), accused of killing his wife Pragana (35) in a 2011 case observing that the prosecution failed to prove the case against the accused beyond reasonable doubt. According to the prosecution, Gudka strangulated his wife to death on March 11, 2013 at their residence in Narpoli of Bhiwandi.