TIA NEWS
A Special NIA Court in Hyderabad today pronounced death sentence to all five convicts in the Dilsuknagar Twin Bomb Blast case. The NIA special court in Cherlapally Prison pronounced its judgment in the case this evening.
The convicts include Indian Mojahiddin co-founder Yasin Bhatkal, Pakistani national Zia-ur-Rahman alias Waqas, Asadullah Akhtar alias Haddi, Tahaseen Akhtar alias Monu and Aijaz Sheikh, who are at present lodged in Cherlapally Prison in Hyderabad. The prime accused in the case and Indian Mujahideen Founder Riyaz Bhatkal is still absconding.
It may be recalled that 18 persons were killed and 131 injured in two deadly explosions at the busy market area of Dilsukhnagar in Hyderabad on February 21, 2013. The accused were tried under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, and other relevant acts including IPC.
Earlier in the day, the NIA urged the court to sentence the convicts with capital punishment. Meanwhile, the counsel of the convicted said that an appeal will be filed before the High Court over the judgment of the special court.