bhubaneswar the court of first additional district judge in puri on wednesday acquitted six persons for alleged involvement in the sensational murder of former bjd councillor and jagannath temple servitor taluchha bhagaban mohapatra aka guna singhari in august 2012 against the backdrop of poor conviction rate of major crimes across the state the latest development has left the puri police embarrassed sources said the case weakened as the police failed to provide security to the witnesses who reportedly turned hostile during the trial the prosecution failed to substantiate the charges against the accused they were acquitted for want of sufficient evidence those acquitted are debi prasad subudhi dhoka alias sarbeswar apat bhimsen subudhi harihar subudhi papu mohanty and krushna chandra alias kalia pratihari defence lawyer biswajit sarangi saidpolice had described dhoka and debi as the prime accused in the chargesheet dhoka had allegedly shot dead singhari from close range outside panchuati jagaghara a community centre for wrestlers in harchandi sahi on august 22 2012 singhari who was a member of the jagannath temple managing committee was returning from the community centre when dhoka allegedly opened fire on him killing him on the spot a bullet had hit singharis head in the chargesheet police had termed pratihari as the prime conspirator pratihari who too is a servitor and was a former member of the jagannath temple managing committee had allegedly hired the goons to eliminate singhari police said motive of the murder was rivalry between singhari and pratihari over land deals and real estate business