Five accused in Bodh Gaya blasts case convicted
Friday - May 25, 2018 1:14 pm ,
Category : INDIA
Five accused in Bodh Gaya blasts case convicted
Patna May 25 (IANS) A Bihar court on Friday convicted all the five accused in the 2013 serial blasts that rocked Bodh Gaya s Mahabodhi temple.
The special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court headed by Judge Manoj Kumar Sinha delivered the verdict.
"The five persons -- Umer Siddiqui Azharuddin Siddiqui Hauser Ali Mujibullah Ansari Imtitaz Ansari -- were convicted by the court after the hearing was completed " NIA lawyer Lalan Kumar Sinha told reporters here.
The court will pronounce the quantum of sentence on May 31.
The NIA said the blasts on July 7 2013 were carried out with an intention to kill domestic and foreign pilgrims especially Buddhists in order to create terror at a place of worship.
The blasts injured five people including two monks. No casualties were reported.
The Bodh Gaya temple is a Unesco World Heritage site. The Buddha attained enlightenment around 2 500 years ago.
As many as 13 bombs were planted out of which nine or 10 exploded while three live bombs were defused.
--IANS ik/ksk/bg
The special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court headed by Judge Manoj Kumar Sinha delivered the verdict.
"The five persons -- Umer Siddiqui Azharuddin Siddiqui Hauser Ali Mujibullah Ansari Imtitaz Ansari -- were convicted by the court after the hearing was completed " NIA lawyer Lalan Kumar Sinha told reporters here.
The court will pronounce the quantum of sentence on May 31.
The NIA said the blasts on July 7 2013 were carried out with an intention to kill domestic and foreign pilgrims especially Buddhists in order to create terror at a place of worship.
The blasts injured five people including two monks. No casualties were reported.
The Bodh Gaya temple is a Unesco World Heritage site. The Buddha attained enlightenment around 2 500 years ago.
As many as 13 bombs were planted out of which nine or 10 exploded while three live bombs were defused.
--IANS ik/ksk/bg
