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 city. At least 56 people were killed and over 200 injured in 21 bomb blasts that hit Ahmedabad city, within a span of 70 minutes, on July 26, 2008. Days after the serial blasts in Ahmedabad, the police recovered bombs from different parts of Surat, following which 20 FIRs were registered in Ahmedabad and 15 in Surat.

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Nanded blast case: Court acquits all 9 surviving accused in 2006 explosion
4 days, 21 hours ago

Nanded blast case: Court acquits all 9 surviving accused in 2006 explosion

India TV News  

A Nanded court on Saturday acquitted all surviving accused in the 2006 Nanded blast case. Rajkondwar's son Naresh Rajkondwar and Vishva Hindu Parishad activist Himanshu Panse were killed, allegedly while assembling the explosive device, the investigators claimed.The case was initially probed by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad and later transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation. Nanded blast case investigation The …

NIA achieves a remarkable 100% conviction rate in 2024, 68 accused convicted in 25 cases
1 week ago

NIA achieves a remarkable 100% conviction rate in 2024, 68 accused convicted in 25 cases

Op India  

The National Investigation Agency on Tuesday announced a record-breaking achievement for 2024, boasting a 100 per cent conviction rate with the conviction of 68 accused in 25 cases, a feat that underscores the agency’s commitment to delivering justice and strengthening national security. NIA further registered four other Jihadi cases, four Khalistan and two ISIS Jihadi cases, and one case each …

Ahmedabad parcel blast case: Accused learned to make bombs on internet to target in-laws, arrested with aide
2 weeks, 3 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 …

HC converts death sentence of four to life imprisonment in Patna serial blasts case
3 months, 4 weeks ago

HC converts death sentence of four to life imprisonment in Patna serial blasts case

The Hindu  

The Patna High Court on Wednesday converted the capital punishment awarded to four convicts in the 2013 serial blasts case to 30 years of imprisonment. A special NIA court had, in November 2021, pronounced the death sentence to all the four in the serial blasts case. Differing with the assessment of the trial court, we find that a sentence of …

2008 Malegaon blast case: Special NIA court starts final hearing
5 months, 2 weeks ago

2008 Malegaon blast case: Special NIA court starts final hearing

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A special National Investigating Agency court on Thursday commenced the final hearing in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, in which former BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and former army officers Ramesh Upadhyay and Prasad Shrikant Purohit are among the prime accused. The Anti-Terrorism Squad, which took over the investigation in October 2008, suspected the role of Hindu extremists …

NIA files charge sheet in Bhupatinagar blast, says it involved making bombs to spread terror in region
6 months ago

NIA files charge sheet in Bhupatinagar blast, says it involved making bombs to spread terror in region

The Hindu  

The National Investigation Agency has in the first week of July filed a charge sheet in connection with Bhupatinagar blast at Purba Medinipur in West Bengal and stated that investigation has exposed “criminal conspiracy involving supply of explosives for making bombs to spread terror and violence in the region”. On April 6, 2024 a team of NIA was attacked by …

1993 Mumbai bomb blasts accused beaten to death inside Kolhapur jail
7 months ago

1993 Mumbai bomb blasts accused beaten to death inside Kolhapur jail

New Indian Express  

KOLHAPUR: A 70-year-old convict serving a life sentence in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts was beaten to death by five inmates inside the Kalamba Central Jail here on Sunday. The incident took place at around 7.30 am when the deceased identified as Munna alias Mohammad Ali Khan alias Manoj Kumar Bhanwarlal Gupta was heading towards prison's well to take …

Bombay High Court yet to hear confirmation of death sentence, appeals in 7/11 train blast
1 year, 5 months ago

Bombay High Court yet to hear confirmation of death sentence, appeals in 7/11 train blast

India Today  

Mumbaikars across the city are paying homage today to the 189 local train commuters who died in the 11 minutes of terror that struck the city 17 years ago. READ | Mumbai court rejects 2006 serial train blasts convict’s plea for action against 3 witnesses After a trial of over eight years, a special court under the Maharashtra Control of …

Fix accountability for Jaipur blasts order
1 year, 9 months ago

Fix accountability for Jaipur blasts order

Hindustan Times  

In the annals of terror jurisprudence in India, it is now commonplace for higher courts to reverse mechanical convictions pronounced by trial courts. Even by those standards, however, the acquittal of four people convicted for their role in the 2008 Jaipur serial blasts and the negligence of the police is egregious — enough for the court to ask the police …

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 …

Terror accused held trial blast at Shivamogga
2 years, 3 months ago

Terror accused held trial blast at Shivamogga

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Shivamogga police's interrogation of the accused persons arrested in connection with terror links has thrown light into the accused successfully conducting a trial blast of the bombs they made and how they gained the knowledge of making bombs with the help of their terror network. Shivamogga Superintendent of Police Dr Lakshmi Prasad said that the accused conducted a test …

11th anniversary of 2011 Mumbai bombings: All you need to know about 13/7 blasts
2 years, 5 months ago

11th anniversary of 2011 Mumbai bombings: All you need to know about 13/7 blasts

Firstpost  

Also known as 13/7, the blasts ripped through Zaveri Bazaar, Opera House and Dadar within minutes of each other between 6.52pm and 7.05pm Eleven years ago on this day, 13 July, Mumbai was rocked by three bomb blasts. Also known as 13/7, the blasts ripped through Zaveri Bazaar, Opera House and Dadar within minutes of each other between 6.52pm and …

29 years on, 4 men wanted in 1993 Mumbai blasts case held in Gujarat
2 years, 7 months ago

29 years on, 4 men wanted in 1993 Mumbai blasts case held in Gujarat

Hindustan Times  

The Gujarat Anti-Terror Squad has arrested four persons wanted in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case, senior officers said on Tuesday. They had travelled illegally to Pakistan and undergone weapons and explosives training in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir at the behest of UN-designated global terrorist Dawood Ibrahim before the 1993 serial blasts, said Deepan Bhadran, deputy inspector general of police, Gujarat …

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 …

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 serial blasts: Court to start hearing on quantum of sentence on Feb 11
2 years, 10 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 …

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 …

Ludhiana court blast: NIA files case against banned outfit member
3 years ago

Ludhiana court blast: NIA files case against banned outfit member

Hindustan Times  

The National Investigation Agency has registered a case against Jaswinder Singh Multani, a member of the banned Khalistani outfit Sikhs for Justice and the prime suspect in the December 23 Ludhiana court blast, and others as part of a probe into a larger conspiracy for attacks in Indian cities, people familiar with the matter said. Officials cited above said Multani, …

Ludhiana Court Bomber Had Links With Pak-Based Pro-Khalistan Elements: Punjab Police
3 years ago

Ludhiana Court Bomber Had Links With Pak-Based Pro-Khalistan Elements: Punjab Police

ABP News  

Chandigarh: Claiming to have cracked the Ludhiana court bomb blast case in less than 24 hours, the Punjab Police on Saturday said the accused-cum-victim, Gagandeep Singh, reportedly had links with Pakistan-based pro-Khalistan elements. “I am proud of Punjab Police, which have successfully cracked the Ludhiana blast case in less than 24 hours,” Punjab Director General of Police Siddharth Chattopadhyaya said. …

Burdwan Blast Case: NIA Court Sentences Top Bangladeshi Terrorist to 29 Years in Jail
3 years, 10 months ago

Burdwan Blast Case: NIA Court Sentences Top Bangladeshi Terrorist to 29 Years in Jail

News 18  

A special NIA court here on Wednesday sentenced the India head of Bangladesh-based terrorist organisation Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen to 29 years in jail and imposed a fine of Rs 35,000 for his involvement in the 2014 Burdwan blast case. He is also a charge-sheeted accused in another NIA case relating to Bihar's Bodh Gaya Blast which took place in January 2018. On …

Burdwan Blast Case: NIA Court in Kolkata Sentences Four Jamat-ul-Mujaheedin for Seven Years
4 years, 3 months ago

Burdwan Blast Case: NIA Court in Kolkata Sentences Four Jamat-ul-Mujaheedin for Seven Years

News 18  

A special NIA court here has sentenced four militants of the banned Jamat-ul-Mujaheedin of Bangladesh terror group to seven years imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 each for their involvement in the Burdwan blast case of 2014. Ziaul Hoque, Motiur Rahaman, Mohammad Yusuf and Jahirul Sheikh have been jailed for seven years and fined Rs 5,000 by the …

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 …

Khagragarh blast case: 6 to 10 years' jail terms for 19 convicts
5 years, 4 months ago

Khagragarh blast case: 6 to 10 years' jail terms for 19 convicts

India TV News  

A special NIA court here on Friday sentenced 19 people, including four Bangladeshi nationals, to jail terms ranging from six to 10 years in the Khagragarh blast case. All the 19 convicts, out of a total 31 accused in the case, had admitted their guilt in the blast in a house at Khagragarh in Burdwan district of West Bengal on …

Samjhauta Express bombing case: NIA court in Panchkula acquits all four key accused, cites lack of sufficient evidence
5 years, 9 months ago

Samjhauta Express bombing case: NIA court in Panchkula acquits all four key accused, cites lack of sufficient evidence

Firstpost  

All four accused persons in the 2007 Samjhauta train bombing case, Swami Aseemanand, Lokesh Sharma, Kamal Chauhan and Rajinder Chaudhary, on Wednesday were acquitted by a special NIA Court in Panchkula. All four accused persons in the 2007 Samjhauta train bombing case, Swami Aseemanand, Lokesh Sharma, Kamal Chauhan and Rajinder Chaudhary, were acquitted Wednesday by a special NIA Court in …

11 Years Later, Mecca Masjid Blast Averted: Court Accepts Accused
6 years, 8 months ago

11 Years Later, Mecca Masjid Blast Averted: Court Accepts Accused

Live Law  

Eleven years after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) ripped through the heritage Mecca Masjid near Charminar in Hyderabad (now in Telangana) claiming nine lives and injuring 58 persons and with the probe being handed from local police to CBI to NIA, a special court on Monday acquitted Godman Swami Aseemanand and four others accused in the case.

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