HYDERABAD: Khairun-Unnisa Begum, the mother of Mohammed Khaleem, said that the family was literally thrown out of their rented house after Khaleem was arrested in connection with the blast.
The family found it difficult to get a house and finally managed to stay in a nephew’s residence in LB Nagar. Furthermore, Khaleem had married a month ago and after his arrest, his wife was forced to leave him.
The family of Mohammed Abdul Zahed also went through a similar ordeal. Though the court verdict made the families happy, they questioned the loss of time as their family members were forced to spend 12 years in the jail.
Khaleem, who was working as a welder, was 23 when he was arrested. He had married the girl with whom he was in love for more than a year. He had just started a new life. A few months after his arrest, his family sent his wife back to her parents’ house.
“Just one incident broke the whole family. We were immediately forced out of our rented house in Amberpet. We had to struggle to get a house for years. We were literally isolated even from our close family circles,” said Khairun-Unnisa. She hoped that her son will be able to start a new life soon.
Meanwhile, Abdul Zahed’s family said that he was falsely implicated in the case without any evidence. His elder brother, Mohammed Abdul Khader, said that Zahed was not even married and lost a crucial period of his whole life.
“He lost half of his youth in the prison. He was frequently shifted to all the central prisons in the state,” Abdul Khader said.
Police likely to appeal against ruling
The Hyderabad police is likely to appeal against the verdict on the task force office suicide bombing case. DCP central crime station Avinash Mohanty said that they are awaiting the judgment copy. “We are yet to get the judgment copy. After going through it, we will ascertain whether there are any grounds to approach the higher court,” the DCP said.
