A special court today sentenced 38 people to death in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blast case.
The verdict was delivered by special court judge A R Patel. The death sentence was pronounced under provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and Section 302 of the IPC.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 2.85 lakh each on the convicts. The conviction had been done under various sections of IPC — including for murder, sedition and waging war against the state, as well as under offences of the UAPA and Explosive Substances Act.
Eleven of the convicts were handed life sentences. 28 among the accused were acquitted.
A compensation of Rs one lakh was awarded to each to the killed. Victims with serious injuries will get Rs 50,000 each and those with minor injuries, Rs 25,000 each.
As many as 56 people had been killed in the blasts that had rocked the state's commercial hub and ravaged buses, markets and other public places. Hundred had been left wounded.
On February 8, the special court had convicted 49 people over the coordinated attacks. The trial against 77 accused in the case (78 accused in total, of whom one later turned approver) had concluded in September 2021.
The blasts had occurred on July 26, 2008, with 20 bombs going off in a span of 70 minutes. Targets included the govt civil hospital and the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation-run LG Hospital, as well as parked cars and bicycles.
Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami, a terror outfit, had subsequently claimed responsibility for the attacks.
The verdict was delivered by special court judge A R Patel. The death sentence was pronounced under provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and Section 302 of the IPC.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 2.85 lakh each on the convicts. The conviction had been done under various sections of IPC — including for murder, sedition and waging war against the state, as well as under offences of the UAPA and Explosive Substances Act.
Eleven of the convicts were handed life sentences. 28 among the accused were acquitted.
A compensation of Rs one lakh was awarded to each to the killed. Victims with serious injuries will get Rs 50,000 each and those with minor injuries, Rs 25,000 each.
As many as 56 people had been killed in the blasts that had rocked the state's commercial hub and ravaged buses, markets and other public places. Hundred had been left wounded.
On February 8, the special court had convicted 49 people over the coordinated attacks. The trial against 77 accused in the case (78 accused in total, of whom one later turned approver) had concluded in September 2021.
The blasts had occurred on July 26, 2008, with 20 bombs going off in a span of 70 minutes. Targets included the govt civil hospital and the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation-run LG Hospital, as well as parked cars and bicycles.
Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami, a terror outfit, had subsequently claimed responsibility for the attacks.
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