2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts: Court to start hearing on quantum of sentence on Feb 11
2 years, 11 months ago

2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts: Court to start hearing on quantum of sentence on Feb 11

India TV News  

Highlights On Tuesday, the court had convicted 49 persons in the case Special judge AR Patel acquitted 28 accused, giving them the benefit of doubt The blasts had claimed 56 lives and left more than 200 injured A special court in Gujarat on Wednesday said it will begin hearing arguments on February 11 for deciding on the quantum of sentence for convicts in the case of 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts. In his verdict, which came 13 years after the deadly blasts, special judge AR Patel acquitted 28 accused, giving them the benefit of doubt. Ahmedabad serial blasts: The Background Twenty bombs went off in different areas of Ahmedabad city between 6:32 pm and 7:45 pm on July 26, 2008, killing 56 and injuring 246 others. Also Read | 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case: Gujarat special court convicts 49 accused, acquits 28 others

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Ahmedabad parcel blast case: Accused learned to make bombs on internet to target in-laws, arrested with aide
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Ahmedabad parcel blast case: Accused learned to make bombs on internet to target in-laws, arrested with aide

India TV News  

Ahmedabad parcel blast case: At least two more persons have been arrested in connection with a blast in which two persons were injured after a parcel delivered at a house in Ahmedabad exploded, police said today. The police apprehended the accused, Rupen Rao, who allegedly learned to make bombs and a country-made pistol on the internet to exact revenge on …

Rajasthan High Court acquits four accused in 2008 Jaipur blasts that killed 71 people
1 year, 9 months ago

Rajasthan High Court acquits four accused in 2008 Jaipur blasts that killed 71 people

India Today  

The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday acquitted four accused in the deadly 2008 serial Jaipur blasts which claimed 71 lives and left over 180 injured. In December 2019, a trial court had sentenced the four accused to death. On Wednesday, the high court freed all four and asked the chief secretary to probe the investigating officer in the case. The …

Shocking verdict: Human rights activists outraged by death sentence in Ahmedabad blasts case
2 years, 9 months ago

Shocking verdict: Human rights activists outraged by death sentence in Ahmedabad blasts case

The Hindu  

Gujarat witnessed the bloodiest and most brutal riots in recent history in 2002 in which more than 2,000 people were killed over a period of three months across the State. The death penalty verdict in the Ahmedabad blasts case has raised the hackles of human rights activists and Muslim community leaders in Gujarat. Verdicts such as these make one wonder …

Opposition Didn't Welcome Ahmedabad Blasts Verdict, Feared Losing Vote Bank, Says Modi
2 years, 10 months ago

Opposition Didn't Welcome Ahmedabad Blasts Verdict, Feared Losing Vote Bank, Says Modi

News 18  

Amethi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said some opposition parties did not dare to welcome the court verdict on Ahmedabad blasts as they feared losing their vote bank. The prime minister’s remarks came days after a special court in Ahmedabad sentenced to death 38 members of the terror outfit Indian Mujahideen in the 2008 serial blasts case. Addressing …

UP Poll Rally: PM Modi Recalls Ahmedabad Blasts, Says Some Parties Sympathetic to Such Terrorists
2 years, 10 months ago

UP Poll Rally: PM Modi Recalls Ahmedabad Blasts, Says Some Parties Sympathetic to Such Terrorists

News 18  

Targeting rival parties at an election rally in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled the Ahmedabad bomb blasts and said some parties are sympathetic to such terrorists and accused the erstwhile Samajwadi Party government of seeking withdrawal of cases against those involved in terror attacks in the state. Addressing the BJP rally in Hardoi, PM Modi said …

2008 Ahmedabad Bomb Blasts: The attacks, investigations, and unravelling of Indian Mujahideen
2 years, 10 months ago

2008 Ahmedabad Bomb Blasts: The attacks, investigations, and unravelling of Indian Mujahideen

Op India  

On Tuesday, February 8, 2022, a special court in Gujarat convicted 49 of the 77 accused in the 2008 Ahmedabad bomb blast case. The terrorists targeted city buses in the Ahmedabad bomb blasts of 2008 to kill people in large numbers. Image Source: www.twenty22.in Two more severe blasts occurred in two hospitals in the city namely L. G. Hospital Maninagar …

SP has links with terrorists involved in 2008 Ahmedabad blasts, alleges BJP
2 years, 10 months ago

SP has links with terrorists involved in 2008 Ahmedabad blasts, alleges BJP

India TV News  

The BJP on Saturday dubbed Samajwadi Party as "friends of minority appeasement" and "anti-social", and alleged that it has links with terrorists involved in the 2008 Ahmedabad blasts. A special court on Friday sentenced to death 38 members of terror group Indian Mujahideen in the Ahmedabad serial blasts which killed 56 people and injured over 200. Addressing a press conference …

Ahmedabad serial blasts: Indian court sentences 38 out of 49 convicts to death in 2008 case
2 years, 10 months ago

Ahmedabad serial blasts: Indian court sentences 38 out of 49 convicts to death in 2008 case

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A local court in the …

Death sentence for 38 convicted in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blast case
2 years, 10 months ago

Death sentence for 38 convicted in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blast case

The Hindu  

A Special Court has today sentenced to death 38 of the 49 convicted in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts under provisions in the Unlawful Activities Act and Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. On February 8, Judge Patel had convicted 49 out of the 78 under sections of the IPC, which included murder, sedition and waging war against …

2008 Ahmedabad Serial Blast Case: 38 Convicts Sentenced To Death
2 years, 10 months ago

2008 Ahmedabad Serial Blast Case: 38 Convicts Sentenced To Death

Live Law  

A special court on Friday sentenced 38 people to death in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blast case.As many as 56 people were killed in the blasts that rocked Gujarat's capital on July 26, 2008.The court sentenced 38 of the 49 convicts to death under provisions of the Unlawful Activities Act and Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. A special …

The Ahmedabad serial blasts of 2008 | A recap
2 years, 10 months ago

The Ahmedabad serial blasts of 2008 | A recap

India Today  

A special court on Friday, February 18, pronounced 38 of the 49 accused in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case guilty and awarded death sentences to them. Here’s a recap of the incident: THE EXPLOSIONS The serial blasts in Ahmedabad were carried out on July 26, 2008, a day after the Bangalore blasts. The plan for the Ahmedabad attack started …

2008 Ahmedabad bomb blast case: 38 sentenced to death, 11 get life imprisonment
2 years, 10 months ago

2008 Ahmedabad bomb blast case: 38 sentenced to death, 11 get life imprisonment

Deccan Chronicle  

Ahmedabad: A special court here on Friday awarded death sentence to 38 convicts in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case, which claimed 56 lives and left over 200 injured. The court sentenced 38 of the 49 convicts to death under provisions of the Unlawful Activities Act and Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. Patel had on February 8 declared …

Serial blasts case: 38 awarded death sentence in Ahmedabad
2 years, 10 months ago

Serial blasts case: 38 awarded death sentence in Ahmedabad

The Hindu  

In what may be the first such instance in the country, a special court on Friday awarded the death penalty to as many as 38 convicts, and sentenced 11 others to life imprisonment until death, in a case related to the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts in which 56 persons were killed and over 200 left injured. In the over 7,000-page …

2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts: Special court awards death sentence to 38 convicts
2 years, 10 months ago

2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts: Special court awards death sentence to 38 convicts

Live Mint  

A special court in Ahmedabad on Friday pronounced death sentence to 38 out of 49 convicts and 11 convicts have been sentenced to life imprisonment. The court had on February 8 convicted 49 people over the coordinated attacks that killed 56 people as shrapnel ripped through markets, buses and other public places in Ahmedabad. The court sentenced 38 of the …

Indian court sentences 38 to death for fatal 2008 bombings
2 years, 10 months ago

Indian court sentences 38 to death for fatal 2008 bombings

LA Times  

Nine men accused in a series of bombings in India are presented to the media in hoods in 2008. A court in India on Friday sentenced to death 38 people for a series of bombings in 2008 that left more than 50 dead and 200 wounded in the city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state, which has a history of violent …

2008 Serial Blast Case: Gujarat Court to Pronounce Quantum of Sentence on Feb 18
2 years, 10 months ago

2008 Serial Blast Case: Gujarat Court to Pronounce Quantum of Sentence on Feb 18

News 18  

A special court on Tuesday said it will pronounce on February 18 the quantum of sentence against 49 convicts in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blast case. The arguments on the quantum of sentence concluded on Tuesday, and the court of special judge A R Patel has kept the matter of judgement for February 18, special public prosecutor Amit Patel …

2008 Ahmedabad bomb blasts: Gujarat court acquits 28 of the 77 accused, 49 Islamic terrorists convicted
2 years, 11 months ago

2008 Ahmedabad bomb blasts: Gujarat court acquits 28 of the 77 accused, 49 Islamic terrorists convicted

Op India  

On Tuesday, February 8, 2022, a special court in Gujarat acquitted 28 of the 77 accused in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blast case. #UPDATE | A total of 49 accused convicted and 28 acquitted in 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blast case.#Gujarat — ANI February 8, 2022 After a protracted trial that lasted almost 13 years in the 2008 serial …

49 convicted, 28 acquitted in 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case
2 years, 11 months ago

49 convicted, 28 acquitted in 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case

The Hindu  

After a protracted trial that lasted almost 13 years, a special court on Tuesday delivered its verdict, holding 49 guilty in the 2008 serial blasts case in which Ahmedabad was rocked by a series of bomb blasts that left 56 dead and 200 injured. Patel delivered the verdict in the most high-profile serial blasts case in Gujarat. The police said …

2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case: Gujarat special court convicts 49 accused, acquits 28 others
2 years, 11 months ago

2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case: Gujarat special court convicts 49 accused, acquits 28 others

India TV News  

Highlights The blasts had claimed 56 lives and nearly 80 accused were put on trial The court had concluded the trial in the more than 13-year-old case in September last year Senior public prosecutor Sudhir Brahmbhatt said the verdict is likely to be pronounced on Tuesday A special court in Gujarat on Tuesday pronounced its judgement in the case related …

Trial in Ahmedabad Serial Blast Case Concludes After 13 Years; Court Reserves Verdict
3 years, 4 months ago

Trial in Ahmedabad Serial Blast Case Concludes After 13 Years; Court Reserves Verdict

News 18  

Thirteen years after 56 people were killed in a series of bomb blasts in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, a special court here has concluded the trial against 77 accused, while reserving its verdict in the matter. The prosecution examined over 1,100 witnesses in the lengthy trial, which began in December 2009, over a year after a series of bomb blasts rocked the …

Judge who gave death penalty in 2008 Jaipur serial blast fears threat to life
4 years, 3 months ago

Judge who gave death penalty in 2008 Jaipur serial blast fears threat to life

Op India  

Retired Judge Ajay Kumar Sharma, who had given death sentence to the four terrorists convicted in the 2008 Jaipur serial blast case has written to DGP Bhupendra Singh saying that he fears his life is in danger. Quoting intelligence reports, the retired judge wrote that the terrorist groups to whom those 4 convicts belonged might be seeking to avenge their …

Four held guilty in 2008 Jaipur serial blasts case
5 years ago

Four held guilty in 2008 Jaipur serial blasts case

The Hindu  

A special court here on Wednesday convicted four persons of the serial blasts that ripped through the Walled City of Jaipur 11 years ago, killing 71 persons and leaving about 200 injured. Those held guilty of planting the bombs and carrying out the explosions on May 13, 2008, were Mohammed Saif, Mohammed Sarwar Azmi, Saifur Rehman and Mohammed Salman. Public …

Four convicted, one acquitted in 2008 Jaipur blasts case that killed 71
5 years ago

Four convicted, one acquitted in 2008 Jaipur blasts case that killed 71

The Hindu  

Four persons were convicted by a special court in Jaipur on Wednesday for the serial blasts that ripped through the Walled City on May 13, 2008, killing 71 persons and leaving about 200 injured. The four were convicted under various Sections of the Indian Penal Code, the Unlawful Activities Act and the Explosives Act in eight cases registered by the …

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