Three get 7-year jail term in Chinnaswamy stadium bomb blast case
Bengaluru, July 09: The NIA Special Court of the city on Monday convicted three accused who admitted to their involvement in bomb blast near Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru in 2010, to 7 year imprisonment.
The convicted Kamal Hasan, Gowhar Azeez Khomani and Mohammed Kafeel Akhtar, who had already spent six years in jail, have to undergo seven years imprisonment including one year rigorous imprisonment. Along with the jail term, the convicted were also slapped penalty of Rs 7.5 lakh each to Khomani and Hasan, while Rs 10 lakh to Akhtar. If the convicted failed to pay the penalty, they have to undergo one more year jail term, the court said.
Judge Siddalinga Prabhu heard the case. Public prosecutor CA Ravindra argued in favour of the government. As the accused had admitted to their involvement in the crime before the court, the judge declared the judgment. In all there were 13 accused in the case including Yaseen Bhatkal and the court has given punishment only for three now.
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J&K polls: Amit Shah arrives in Jammu ahead of Saturday's hectic campaigning
Jammu (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Jammu on Friday night ahead of the hectic day-long campaigning on Saturday during which he will address five public rallies in three districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
Shah arrived here from Delhi and drove straight to the State Guest house, a senior BJP leader said.
Shah will fly to Poonch early tomorrow morning and address the first of four rallies in Mendhar followed by Surankote in Poonch district, he added.
Shah is scheduled to address rallies in Thanamandi and Rajouri followed by Akhnoor in Jammu.
He is also expected to hold a rally in the Nowshera constituency in support of Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Sunday.
