Thane: Woman acquitted of child murder, jailed 3 yrs for destroying evidence.

• Thane court acquitted Anita Rathod of murdering a 9-year-old girl due to lack of evidence regarding the cause of death.
• Rathod and co-accused Akash Chavan received 3 years rigorous imprisonment for destroying evidence related to the child's death.
• The girl's body was found decomposed, preventing the postmortem from determining the cause of death, leading to the murder acquittal.
• The conviction for destroying evidence stemmed from the discovery of the body concealed in a drum in Kasara Ghat.

Why It Matters: It shows legal complexities in proving murder vs. evidence destruction, impacting justice.