Patna Serial Blast case – NIA Special Court, Patna Convicts 9 SIMI Terrorists

 

New Delhi. NIA Special Court Patna, Bihar pronounced judgement in Patna serial bomb blast cases against 09 accused SIMI Terrorists and held them guilty.

Imtiaz Ansari @ Alam, under sections 120B r/w 302, 121/121A of IPC, 4 & 5 of Explosive Substance Act, 16, 18 & 20 of UA(P) Act, 1967, 153 of Railway Act; Haider Ali, Numan Ansari & Mujibullah Ansari under sections 120B r/w 302, 307, 34, 121/121A of IPC, 3/5 of Explosive Substance Act and 16, 18 & 20 of UA(P) Act, 1967, Umer Siddique & Azharuddin Qureshi, under sections 120B r/w 302, 121/121A of IPC, and 18, 19 & 20 of UA(P) Act, 1967, Ahmad Hussain has been found guilty under section 5 of Explosive Substance Act, Md. Firoz Aslam, under section 40 of UA(P) Act, 1967 and Md. Ifteqaar Alam, under section 201 of IPC.

Cases were registered on 01.11.2013 and 31.12.2013 pertaining to a series of bomb explosions which had taken place at Patna Railway Junction and Gandhi Maidan on 27/10/2013. One explosion at Patna Railway Junction had resulted in severe injury to one accused Tariq Ajam who had subsequently died on 01.11.2013 while undergoing treatment. Six explosions had taken place at Gandhi Maidan Patna between 11.40 to 12.45 hrs where Hunkar rally of BJP was being held and where Narendra Modi, the then Hon’ble Chief Minister of

Gujarat was the Chief Guest. Six persons had died and more than 89 people had got injured in the explosion at Gandhi Maidan.

After investigation, a combined Charge-sheet was filed on 24.04.2014 against 01 accused and supplementary charge-sheet was filed on 22.08.2014 against 10 accused persons. One of these chargesheeted accused, a juvenile, has already been convicted by Juvenile Justice Board, Patna. Charges against one deceased accused have been abated.

The quantum of sentence against the 9 accused convicted today would be pronounced on 01.11.2021 by the NIA Special Court Patna.

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