Death row terrorist Yasin Bhatkal alleges human rights' violations

June 05, 2017 14:47

A Delhi Court seeks reply from Tihar Jail on a plea by Yasin Bhatkal, the founder of the terror organisation Indian Mujahideen, alleging physical harassment and human rights violations by jail authorities. Bhatkal's plea also seeks CBI and ACB probe in the matter. The court has sought a reply from the Tihar Jail authorities by June 8.

A NIA court sentenced to death Bhatkal and four others in December 2016 for orchestrating the twin blasts in Hyderabad in 2013 that killed 19 people and injured 130.

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