Four sentenced to death in 2008 Jaipur serial blasts case

A special court in Rajasthan yesterday sentenced death penalty to four convicts in the 2008 Jaipur serial bomb blasts case that had left 80 dead and over 180 injured.

Magistrate
Ajay Kumar Sharma pronounced the punishment among tight security arrangements
in the court.

Public
Prosecutor Sri Chand told reporters that the court awarded death penalty to all
four under IPC 302 (punishment for murder) for planting bombs at different
places.

On Wednesday, the court had convicted Mohammad Saif, Mohammad Sarwar Azmi, Mohammad Salman and Saifurrehman under various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Another accused, Shahbaz Hussain, was acquitted with the court giving him the benefit of the doubt.

The serial
blasts trembled Jaipur on the evening of May 13, 2008 within a two-kilometre
radius in the walled city, popular also with tourists.