2022 Khargone communal violence: 11 accused acquitted by court as prosecution case collapses

5 min readBhopalJul 29, 2026 05:20 AM IST At least 16 houses and 29 shops were demolished in Khargone, MP, a day after the Ram Navami violence on April 10, 2022. (File/ Photo Enhanced using AI) A Madhya Pradesh sessions court has acquitted 11 men accused in the 2022 Khargone Ram Navami violence after the prosecution’s case collapsed with eight of its 11 eyewitnesses failing to identify any of the accused and laboratory findings failing to establish the alleged use of petrol bombs or any explosive substance. The case arose from the communal violence that erupted in Khargone on April 10, 2022 during Ram Navami processions.According to the prosecution, mobs armed with stones, swords and petrol bombs attacked houses in the Bhatwadi locality between 6 pm and 9 pm, setting homes and motorcycles