Security beefed up ahead of 2007 Hyderabad twin blasts verdict
The trial in the three cases began at the Metropolitan Courts Complex in Nampally, but was shifted to a court at Cherlapally Central Prison in June this year.
Published: 04th September 2018 04:35 AM | Last Updated: 04th September 2018 11:02 AM | A+A A-
File picture of Dilsukhnagar blast site
HYDERABAD: The judgment in the 2007 twin blasts case will be pronounced on Tuesday by a local court. The verdict will be delivered at a special court hall set up at Cherlapally Central Prison where five of the eight accused in the case are lodged now.
The judgment which was supposed to be delivered on August 27, was deferred to September 4 by T Srinivas Rao, Incharge Judge for the II Additional Metropolitan Sessions court, who conducted the trial, as the verdict was not ready due to voluminous nature of the case.
It may be recalled that two bombs exploded at Gokul chat and Lumbini park on the evening of August 25, killing 43 persons and injuring more than 70 persons.
The Counter Intelligence (CI) wing of the Telangana Police had investigated the case and arrested the accused, all alleged Indian Mujahideen operatives.
The five were produced before the court through video linkage from Cherlapally Central Prison.
The accused are Akbar Ismail Choudhary, Aneeq Shafeeq Sayeed, Mohammed Taariq Anjum Ahsan, Farookh Sharfuddin Tarkash and Sadiq Israr Ahmed Sheikh, while Iqbal Bhatkal, Riyaz Bhatkal are Amir Reza Khan are absconding.
The trial in the three cases began at the Metropolitan Courts Complex in Nampally but was shifted to a court at Cherlapally Central Prison in June this year.
Also Read | Nothing much has changed in the aftermath of 2007 twin blasts
The accused were charged under section 302 (murder) and other relevant provisions of the IPC and sections of Explosive Substances Act in connection with the blasts and also with regard to the recovery of an unexploded bomb found under a foot overbridge at Dilsuknagar area.
The agency had filed four charge sheets against the five accused and also named two other absconding accused, Riyaz Bhatkal and Iqbal Bhatkal.
According to the prosecution, Aneeq Shafique Sayeed allegedly planted the bomb at Lumbini Park while Riyaz Bhatkal planted the bomb at Gokul Chat while the unexploded bomb was planted by Ismail Chowdhari.
Tarik Anjum is accused of giving shelter to the other accused after the blasts.
