LUCKNOW: A local court on Thursday convicted two Pakistani nationals for indulging in
terror act and sentenced them each with ten years of imprisonment.
Pronouncing the judgment in jail, where special court was held to conduct the trail of the accused, special judge PM Tripathi also imposed Rs 59,000 fine on each convict. The two accused are Abdul Wahid Rind alias Murtaza alias Afroj and Fahim alias Ovas alias Umar alias Sadab Khan.
According to public prosecutor MK Singh, the two accused were charged for criminal conspiracy, attempting to wage war against the country, collecting fire arms, committing cheating and fraud . Apart from it, they were also charged for the offences committed under the
Arms Act and Foreign Act.
The special court, however, did not find evidence against the two accused for criminal conspiracy attempting to wage war against the country and collecting fire arms and hence acquitted them for these offences .
ATS had arrested the two Pakistani accused on March 26, 2014 from Gorakhpur. Both hailed from Karachi. ATS had recovered two AK 47 rifles, 70 cartridges and two China made pistols and 45 cartridges from their possession. They had planned to attack on police force . ATS had produced them before the special court on March 27, 2014 and then sent them to jail.
However, they were convicted for cheating and fraud, offences under prevention of unlawful activities Act, Arms Act and Foreign Act.
