HYDERABAD: In a major development, the NIA court sentenced one of the accused in the Hyderabad twin blast case, Syed Maqbool, who is accused of being part of the conspiracy hatched by Indian Mujahideen, to 10 years imprisonment.
Maqbool, a native of Nanded, was arrested on February 28, 2013, for his active involvement in the crime and conspiracy with members of Indian Mujahideen. Reportedly, the accused maintained close ties with key figures of the Indian Mujahideen, including Riyaz Bhatkal, who is based in Pakistan, and Imran Khan and Obaid-Ur-Rehman, who are located in India. They conspired to carry out explosive attacks at various locations in India, with Hyderabad being a primary target.
Indian Mujahideen’s terror strikes include the Varanasi blasts on March 7, 2006; Mumbai serial blasts on July 11, 2006; UP Courts serial blasts in Varanasi, Faizabad and Lucknow on November 23, 2007 and Hyderabad twin blasts on August 25, 2007, among several others.
Earlier, on 12.07.2023, four accused Danish Ansari, Aftab Alam, Imran Khan, and Obaid-Ur-Rehman, were found guilty under sections 18, 19, 38(2), and 39(2) of the UA (P) Act. They were sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment.
On March 31, the NIA framed charges against the accused individual, along with ten others, including Yasin Bhatkal, Asadullah Akhtar, Zia-Ur-Rehman, Tehsin Akhter and Hyder Ali. Trial of the remaining six accused is still in progress.
