The Rare Of The Rarest Case Of India

(The Quiver): First time ever in the country, 38 convicts will receive death penalty and 11 others are subjected to life imprisonment until death. A special court awarded this punishment to these criminals. The case is considered as “the rare of the rarest case”.

A special court on Friday awarded the death penalty to as many as 38 convicts under provisions of UAPA and IPC 30 and sentenced 11 others to life imprisonment until death, in case related to the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts in which 56 persons were killed and over 200 left injured.

The court delivered this verdict, nearly 14 years after blast in the city. The special court judge A. R Patel pronounced the quantum of sentence.
Those who are awarded death sentences included key accused were members of the Indian Mujahideen, an outfit floated by the operatives of the banned militant organisation, the students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) . They were trained to carry out blasts in Ahmedabad as “retribution” for the 2002 riots in Gujarat.