Death sentence for convicts in Jaipur bomb blasts

December 20, 2019 17:07

2008 Jaipur bomb blasts case: A Jaipur court awards the death penalty to four convicts - Sarvar Aazmi, Mohammad Saif, Saifur Rahman, and Salman -- in the case. They will be hanged to death.

A special court in Jaipur last week found the four guilty in connection with the 2008 Jaipur serial bomb blasts that had left 70 people dead and 185 injured. Eight serial bomb blasts had rocked Jaipur on May 13, 2008.

The four -- Mohammad Saif, Mohammad Sarwar Azmi, Mohammad Salman and Saifurrehman -- were convicted under IPC sections 302 (punishment for murder), 307 (Attempt to murder), 324 (causing hurt by dangerous weapons, means), 326 (causing hurt by acid attack), 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 121-A (Conspiring to commit certain offences against State), 124-A (sedition), 153-A (promoting disharmony) and sections of Explosive Substances Act and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, public prosecutor Srichand said.

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