Patna serial blasts, NIA court hangs four: Two terrorists sentenced to life imprisonment, two to 10 years, and one to seven years

NIA court has announced the punishment of 9 terrorists in the serial bomb blast case at Gandhi Maidan in Patna. Special NIA Court Judge Gurvinder Singh has sentenced four terrorists to death, while two have been given life imprisonment. Two convicts have been sentenced to 10 years and one to seven years. On October 27, 9 out of 10 terrorists imprisoned in jail were convicted in the bomb blast case at the then Prime Minister candidate Narendra Modi's Hunkar rally.

These four terrorists got a death sentence

The NIA Court held Noman Ansari, Haider Ali alias Abdullah alias Black Beauty, Mohd. Mojibullah Ansari and Imtiaz Ansari alias Alam have been sentenced to death. Along with this, Umar Siddiqui and Azharuddin have been given life imprisonment. All these six terrorists were convicted under serious sections like Section 302, 120B of IPC and UAPA Act. NIA's Special PP Lalit Prasad Sinha had demanded hanging for all of them. Apart from these, the court has sentenced Ahmed Hussain to 10 years and Firoz Alam alias Pappu to seven years.

Information about 6 terrorists convicted in serious sections

Umar Siddiqui - 120B/302 IPC

Azharuddin - 121/121A IPC, 18,19,20 UAPA ACT

Noman Ansari - 302/34 IPC

Haider Ali aka Abdullah aka Black Beauty - 120B/302 IPC

Mohammad Mojibullah Ansari - 307/34/121/121A, 3/5 EXPLOSIVE ACT, 16/18/20 UAPA ACT

Imtiaz Ansari alias Alam - 120B/302 IPC

The defense had demanded rehabilitation

Earlier, defense lawyer Syed Imran Ghani had said outside the court that he has sought rehabilitation for the convicts. Because the public prosecutors have failed to prove that they cannot be rehabilitated. He said that there are many such decisions of the Supreme Court, which have said that the accused who have chances of rehabilitation should be treated sympathetically.

9 out of 10 terrorists were convicted on 27 October

Among the culprits, 5 terrorists are also accused of a serial bomb blast in Gaya's Mahabodhi temple. He is also serving his sentence in this case. On October 27, the court had convicted 9 out of 10 accused in this case. The culprits have been kept in Beur Jail in Patna. The court had said that the punishment of the culprits, in this case, will be announced on November 1. Whereas, Fakhruddin, an accused and a resident of Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh, was acquitted by the court for lack of evidence. NIA arrested 11 accused in the serial blast case. There is a minor in it. His case has been transferred to the Juvenile Court.

Three terrorists had hatched a conspiracy

Narendra Modi's Hunkar rally was held at Gandhi Maidan in Patna on 27 October 2013. Prime Minister candidate of that time and present Prime Minister of the country Narendra Modi was present in this rally. Narendra Modi was the target of terrorists of banned organization SIMI. This has become clear from the investigation of the NIA and the evidence presented in the court. The conspiracy of the terrorists was to target Narendra Modi directly through the first human bomb. For this, the terrorists did a human trial near Dhruva Dam of Ranchi in Jharkhand, which was unsuccessful.

After the serial blasts in the Mahabodhi Temple campus in Gaya, the mobilization of terrorists took place in Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh. At the same time, terrorists Umar Siddiqui, Azharuddin, and Haider Ali together prepared the script of the Gandhi Maidan serial bomb blast in Patna. Six people were killed in a serial blast during the Hunkar rally. Whereas, 89 people were injured.

This case was going on continuously for the last 8 years. To bring the case to the end, the team of the investigating agency NIA and the team of advocates inside the court had to work hard. The result of their hard work came in front of everyone today.

Terrorists are residents of Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, and Jharkhand

Among the 9 terrorists who were convicted in the Patna serial blasts case, terrorists Umer Siddiqui and Azharuddin are residents of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. While Ahmed Hussain is a resident of Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh. At the same time, Imtiaz Ansari, Mojibullah, Haider Ali alias Black Beauty, Noman Ansari, Firoz Alam alias Pappu and Iftikhar Alam are residents of Jharkhand.