Teidamu Murder Accused Walks Home a Free Man
"You are a free man."
Thursday 05 June 2025 | 09:00
Updated 08 August 2025 | 15:38 FJT
Ajay Kumar (third from right) with his lawyer, Jitendra Reddy (second from right) with his family members in Lautoka on June 4, 2025. PHOTO: Mereleki Nai
Ajay Kumar, charged with one count of murder, walked out of the High Court in Lautoka yesterday as a free man.
On September 15, 2021, he was alleged to have murdered his defacto partner, Saleshni Devi, who died after the vehicle she was in went down a cliff at Teidamu in Lautoka.
Prosecution in pursuit to section 49 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 2009 hereby informs the court that the State does not intend to continue the proceedings against Kumar.
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Thus, Justice Riyaz Hamza declared: “You are free man. All bail conditions are revoked. Now you can travel to Tavua.”
Kumar’s lawyer Jitendra Reddy made an application for a stop departure of his client be lifted and personal items with police to be returned.
Outside court, Kumar requested the police department to find those responsible for the crime.
“Because I was wrongly charged. This release will allow my children to get justice,” he said.
“I have gone through so much pain and hurt. I lost my wife who was the victim. I was separated from all my children and I was not allowed to go to Tavua. My house was burnt down recently.”
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