A particular NIA court docket on Wednesday convicted 9 out of 10 accused within the 2013 Patna serial blasts case. One of the accused was acquitted for need of proof.
The blast came about throughout the Hunkar rally of then prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi at Gandhi Maidan. The explosion killed 5 individuals and injured greater than 70.
While six explosions came about across the rally venue, two bombs went off inside 150 meters of the stage from the place Modi delivered his speech. The final bomb went off at 12.25 pm – 20 minutes earlier than Modi and high BJP leaders took the stage. Later 4 reside bombs have been discovered close to the rally venue.
Although the Bihar Police didn’t name it a terrorist assault, the then Director General of Police Abhayanand confirmed using IEDs and timers. Intelligence sources had additionally indicated using ammonium nitrate, detonators, timer gadgets and iron nails.
The NIA had arrested the alleged masterminds of the case Haider Ali alias ‘Black Beauty’, Taufeeq Ansari, Mojibullah and Numan Ansari in 2014. The NIA had introduced a money reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
