Coimbatore blasts: Madani acquitted
Abdul Nasser Madhani, Chairman of Kerala-based PDP, was acquitted of all the charges in the 1998 serial blasts cases by a special court that convicted 53 accused, including SA Basha, founder of banned Al-Umma.
By PTI |
COIMBATORE: Abdul Nasser Madhani, Chairman of Kerala-based PDP, was acquitted of all the charges in the 1998 serial blasts cases by a special court that convicted 53 accused, including SA Basha, founder of banned Al-Umma.
Madhani, who is sick and suffering from various ailments, including diabetes, was exonorated of all charges, including conspiracy to trigger serial blasts in Coimbatore on February 14, 1998 that killed 58 people shortly before the then Home Minister LK Advani was to address election meetings in the city.
Out of 60 judgments given, Judge K Uthirapathy pronounced that charges of criminal conspiracy have been proved against 53 including SA Basha, founder of banned Al-Umma.
The Special Investigation Team has argued that the blast was part of consipiracy to eliminate Advani during his visit on that day, in retaliation to the killing of 17 muslims as a fall-out of the murder of a traffic constable, Selvaraj, on Nov 29, 1997.
Amid tight security, Judge K Uthirapathy started delivering the verdict this morning on the the 220 core charges against the 166 accused in the 19 bomb blasts which rocked the city during the election campaign visit of L K Advani, claiming 58 lives and injuring more than 200 people.
The sentences are expected to be pronounced from August 6, after hearing arguments by the defence.
Madhani, who is sick and suffering from various ailments, including diabetes, was exonorated of all charges, including conspiracy to trigger serial blasts in Coimbatore on February 14, 1998 that killed 58 people shortly before the then Home Minister LK Advani was to address election meetings in the city.
Out of 60 judgments given, Judge K Uthirapathy pronounced that charges of criminal conspiracy have been proved against 53 including SA Basha, founder of banned Al-Umma.
The Special Investigation Team has argued that the blast was part of consipiracy to eliminate Advani during his visit on that day, in retaliation to the killing of 17 muslims as a fall-out of the murder of a traffic constable, Selvaraj, on Nov 29, 1997.
Amid tight security, Judge K Uthirapathy started delivering the verdict this morning on the the 220 core charges against the 166 accused in the 19 bomb blasts which rocked the city during the election campaign visit of L K Advani, claiming 58 lives and injuring more than 200 people.
The sentences are expected to be pronounced from August 6, after hearing arguments by the defence.
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