Nine convicted for blasts at Modi’s Patna rally in 2013

Patna; Special NIA court of G S Malhotra on Wednesday found nine activists of banned SIMI guilty of death of six people and injuries to 90 in serial bomb blasts at Gandhi Maidan here on October 27,2013

Court will announce the quantum of sentence on November 1.Prosecution has demanded death penalty for all the convicted accused.

Fahim Uddin,one of the accused was acquitted due to lack of sufficient evidence.

All the convicted accused are from Azamgarh (UP), Raipur ( Chhattisgarh) and Ranchi ( Jharkhand).One had died in explosions at platform number ten of Patna junction.

Explosions took place during the first election rally addressed by the then chief minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi, named PM candidate by the BJP.

During the Hoonkar rally of Modi, over a dozen bombs were exploded the sprawling maidan in all directions.

Of the accused persons, 5 including Hyder Ali were earlier convicted by the same court for their involvement in Bodh Gaya bombings in July ,2013 and awarded lifers.

Last week, accused who were brought from Kolkata had pleaded guilty before the court.

—–INDIA NEWS STREAM

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