BENGALURU: A Bengaluru court on Wednesday sentenced LeT terrorist Imran Bilal to life imprisonment until death for waging war and conspiring against India. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 2,75,000. Bilal was convicted under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and various other charges.
The 56th City Civil and Sessions Court on Wednesday pronounced the quantum of punishment against Bilal, who was arrested by the CCB in 2007. Judge Kotrayya M. Hiremath ordered Bilal to undergo 10 years rigorous imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs 25,000 for the offences punishable under Section 5(b) of the Explosives Substances Act. Bilal was also sentenced to 10 years’ simple imprisonment each under Section 24(1A) and 26(2) of the Arms Act and a fine of Rs 25,000 each.
