Samjhauta blast case: NIA court summons 13 Pak witnesses

March 17, 2017 23:08

A special NIA court on Friday summoned 13 Pakistani witnesses for deposing before it in connection with the 2007 Samjhauta Express blast case in which 68 people were killed.

The NIA spokesperson said the Pakistani witnesses are required to attend the trail court at Panchkula in Haryana from July 4 onwards.

The summonses to the witnesses will be sent through Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of External Affairs, he said.

According to the laid-down procedure, the summonses will be sent to the Indian High Commission in Islamabad which will hand over them to the Pakistani Foreign Ministry.

Sixty-eight people were charred to death in the blasts in two coaches of Samjhauta Express in Panipat on February 18, 2007.

Initially, SIMI activists were believed to be behind the blast, but, later, it turned out to be a handiwork of a group having right-wing leanings.

The NIA has filed a chargesheet against several people, including Swami Aseemanand, who recently walked free in the Ajmer Dargah blast case.

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