Hyderabad, Dec 19: Five senior operatives of banned terror outfit Indian Mujahideen were today awarded death penalty by a special NIA court here in the February 2013 Hyderabad blasts case.
This is the first case that any operative of the IM has been convicted.
On December 13, the court convicted the five members, including IM co-founder Mohd Ahmed Sidibapa alias Yasin Bhatkal, Pakistani national Zia-ur-Rahman alias Waqas, Asadullah Akhtar alias Haddi, Tahaseen Akhtar alias Monu and Ajaz Shaikh, who are at present in judicial custody and lodged in the Cherlapally Central Prison here.
Eighteen people were killed and 131 injured in two deadly explosions in Dilsukhnagar, a crowded shopping area in the city, on February 21, 2013.
On November 7, the final arguments had concluded in the case before the NIA special court.
Since IM founder Riyaz Bhatkal, the prime accused in the case, is absconding, the trial was split up against him.
The court convicted Yasin Bhatkal and others under various sections of Indian Penal Code, Arms Act, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
The NIA special court, after hearing the defence and prosecution's arguments, pronounced the quantum of sentence.
According to NIA, Riyaz Bhatkal arranged for explosive substances and directed Asadullah Akhtar and Zia-ur-Rahman at Mangalore to receive the same.
After receiving the explosive materials and the money sent by Riyaz through hawala and money transfer channels, Asadullah Akhtar and Waqas reached Hyderabad and joined Tahseen Akhtar, who was already hiding there, it had said.
Together they prepared two IEDs after procuring the other required materials as well as two cycles for mounting the IEDs from Hyderabad, the agency had said.
After preparation of the IEDs on February 21, 2013, the accused mounted two bombs on two bicycles. They had planted them in two separate places in Dilsukhnagar which resulted in powerful explosions, it had said.
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Guys dont support any terrorism, whether its Hindu or Muslim. If ur religion teach terrorism plz leave that Religion. Because True God Dont like Killers.
Kotian.....do remember that the people who killed Mahatma Gandhi , Indira Ghandi, Rajiv Ghandi are not Bhatkalis....
Raze their houses to the ground as well.
Two faces of law.
Malegao terror gets bail, Terror Bajrangi babu gets bail for deaths of more than 2,000 innocent lives, Col Purohit still have highest status in Army even after involvement in Malegao blast etc etc
On the other side, everybody gets life term and death sentence based on name and religion.
Rich people, politicians and Industrialists enjoying our law and Poor people, lowers caste and minorities suffering from law.
Where India heading to?????
Kannada joker back in town hearing Muslim name.. how frustrated some are. May god give them peace..
No other reason, only he is a muslim. if not i will challenge hang sadvi prajna, assimananda,col. prohith and more than two muslims.. and brutally killer narendra modi if indian supreme court have guts
Indian judiciaries backed by Modi govt is protecting safron terrorists involved in samjotha express makkah masjid blasts ajmer blasts malegaon blasts. Big quesion mark on indian judicial system. Those who are paying soft attitude equally deserve capital punishment
Well done NIA ...shoka acharane in bhstkal haha ...rashtra drohi jihadi ge murdabad. Love u NIA .. We have firm faith ...zero tolerance towards Islamic militants is the need of the hour. Madrasa products galige salaskar and karkare ne hodedadu namma hudugaranthe ...haha ...sangh paricar will never do like that ...jai jai sangh parivar .
NIA has changed its colour to Saffron . headed by Rakesh Maria (one of 60% ) . they killed Karkare and Salskar ....
and NIA now know to create story of Bombs .....very well ....Hang them because they are MUSLIMs ....but you can not hide truth for a longer period
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