JAIPUR: More than 30 years after the bomb blasts carried out in five trains across India to coincide with the first anniversary of Babri Masjid demolition in Ayodhya on Dec 6, 1992, a TADA court in Ajmer is scheduled to pronounce the verdict against three accused in the case on Thursday.
The TADA court had framed charges against main accused Abdul Karim Tunda, 81, a close aide of Dawood Ibrahim, and two others - Irfan alias Pappu and Hamiruddin - on Sept 30, 2021, for orchestrating the blasts.
The TADA court had framed charges against main accused Abdul Karim Tunda, 81, a close aide of Dawood Ibrahim, and two others - Irfan alias Pappu and Hamiruddin - on Sept 30, 2021, for orchestrating the blasts in Lucknow, Kanpur, Hyderabad, Surat and Mumbai on the intervening night of Dec 5-6, 1993.
Two persons were killed and at least 22 injured in the explosions on board three New Delhi and Howrah bound Rajdhani Express trains, Surat-Baroda Flying Queen Express and Hyderabad-New Delhi AP Express. Besides the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, the accused were charged under IPC, Explosive Substances Act, Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act and the Indian Railways Act. Advocate Shafqat Sultani appeared on behalf of Tunda.
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