An acquittal too late

Mohammed Aamir, photographed here offering prayers at his father’s grave, spent 14 years in jail for crimes he did not commit. In February 1998, at the age of 18, he was arrested from Old Delhi and charged with 17 counts of murder, terrorism and waging war against the nation. He was acquitted of all charges in 2012. He says that despite being alive and free, his family has been destroyed by the false charges. During his incarceration, his father, Hashim Khan, died of a heart attack, and his mother suffered a stroke that left her paralysedMohammed Aamir, photographed here offering prayers at his father’s grave, spent 14 years in jail for crimes he did not commit. In February 1998, at the age of 18, he was arrested from Old Delhi and charged with 17 counts of murder, terrorism and waging war against the nation. He was acquitted of all charges in 2012. He says that despite being alive and free, his family has been destroyed by the false charges. During his incarceration, his father, Hashim Khan, died of a heart attack, and his mother suffered a stroke that left her paralysed