Court acquits Irom Sharmila in 2006 suicide case
A Delhi court on Wednesday acquitted activist Irom Sharmila in a 2006 case of attempted suicide at Delhi's Jantar Mantar. The activist from Manipur had told the court that she will end her 16-year hunger strike when the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) is repealed. Sharmila has already been tried several times for the same offense.