Justice Prevails! Four Found Guilty In 2008 Jaipur Serial Blasts That Killed 80 People

A special court in Jaipur, Rajasthan has found four accused guilty in the 2008 serial bomb blasts in the city that killed 80 people.The court found four accused - Sarvar Aazmi, Mohammad Saif, Saifur Rahman, and Salman guilty in the case by the court while another accused Shahbaz Hussain was acquitted for lack of evidence.?

The court is likely to pronounce the quantum of punishment for the convicts in the next two days.Out of the four convicts Mohammad Saif was accused of carrying out the blast in Manak Chowk police station. Mohammad Sarwar Aazmi was found guilty for his role in the Chandpole hanuman temple.?

Mohammad Salman was accused of carrying out blasts in the Sanganeri Hanuman temple. Saifur alias Saifurehman Ansari was accused of planting bombs at five different places.?

On May 13, 2008, eight bomb blasts took place in the crowded Walled City, at different locations, in which 80 people were killed and 176 sustained injuries.The first bomb went off at Manak Chowk, followed by Chandpole Hanuman temple, Sanganeri Gate Hanuman temple, Johri Bazar, Badi Chaupar, Choti Chaupar, Tripolia, Sargasuli.?

A total of thirteen men, all alleged Indian Mujahideen members were charged with waging war against the nation, murder, and conspiracy. Five of them were arrested and are in Jaipur Central Jail, while three others Asadullah Akhtar, Ahamad Siddhi alias Yasin Bhatkal, Aariz are in Tihar Jail in connection with another serial blast of 2008.?

Two others, Mohammad Atik and Sajid Chhota were killed in the Batla House encounter in September 2008 and three are absconding. The trial in the case began in December 2008 and was expedited last year with 1,296 witnesses recording their statements.?

According to the police, Ariz Khan an IM terrorist arrested in Delhi in February 2018 was the mastermind of serial blasts Jaipur. He along with Atif Ameen went to Udupi for collecting the explosives.At Udupi, Riyaz Bhatkal and Yasin Bhatkal met them at a hotel and gave them explosive that were used to make the bombsThe accused initially went to Jaipur some 10 days prior to the blasts, identified the locations to plant the IEDs and even carried out a recce before returning to Delhi.?

The accused them returned to the city with the explosives and planted them in nine different locations. While eight of them went off according to their plan a ninth IED failed to explode.