The Supreme Court stayed the execution of Indian Mujahideen operative Ahmed Bawa in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case and sought Gujarat government’s response. The court also called for trial records after the Gujarat High Court upheld his death sentence earlier this year
The Gujarat High Court upheld the death sentences of Mohammed Akbar Ismail Chaudhary and Aneeq Shafique Sayeed in the Ahmedabad serial blasts case. The duo had earlier been sentenced to death by a Hyderabad court for their role in the 2007 twin bomb blasts
Court proceedings revealed that the 2007 Hyderabad twin blasts and the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts were closely linked through the same Indian Mujahideen leadership, operatives, bomb-making methods and organisational network, strengthening the prosecution's case of a coordinated multi-state terror campaign
Ahmedabad: A special court designated for the speedy trial of the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts case on Friday sentenced 38 of the 49 convicts to death under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, while 11 others were given life imprisonment. Of the 77 persons arrested in […]
