2007 Hyderabad blasts case judgment to be delivered on Sept-4
A local court in Hyderabad today said the judgment in the 2007 Hyderabad twin-bomb blasts case will be delivered on September 4. The near-simultaneous explosions at Gokul Chat and Lumbini Park on August 25, 2007, had claimed 42 lives and left over 50 injured. On August 7, after completion of arguments and counter-arguments, Sessions Judge T Srinivas Rao posted the case for judgment today.
Accused belong to the militant group of Indian Mujahideen
The Counter Intelligence (CI) wing of the Telangana Police had investigated the case and filed three charge sheets against the accused, some of whom are absconding. In August 2013, the second Metropolitan Sessions Judge court had framed charges against Aneeq Shafiq Syed, Mohammed Sadiq, Akbar Ismail Choudhary, and Ansar Ahmed Badhsah Sheikh - all alleged Indian Mujahideen operatives.
Accused were charged under sections of Explosive Substances Act
The accused were charged under IPC Section 302 (murder) and sections of Explosive Substances Act in connection with the blasts and also with regard to recovery of an unexploded bomb that was found under a foot overbridge at Dilsukhnagar area in Hyderabad. The accused are among those arrested by Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad in October 2008 and later taken into custody by the Gujarat Police.
Trial had examined nearly 170 witnesses
Nearly 170 witnesses were examined and cross-examined during the trial. The blast at a popular eatery, Gokul Chat, killed 32 people, while 10 more died at the open air theater at Lumbini Park.
