Justice Delivered in 24 Hours: India Closes Three Terror Chapters
Jaipur blasts convicts get life, Hyderabad bombers face death, and 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana extradited from the US.
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Three Blasts, Three Verdicts, One Nation’s Resolve: India Delivers Swift Justice
Mumbai - In an unprecedented 24-hour span, India has turned a new chapter in its war on terror—bringing closure to three of the deadliest terror attacks in the country's modern history. From courtroom verdicts to international extradition, justice has arrived swiftly and powerfully.
Jaipur Serial Blasts: Four Get Life Imprisonment
Seventeen years after the horrific serial bombings in Jaipur, a special court sentenced four terrorists—Saifurrahman, Mohammad Saif, Mohammad Sarwar Azmi, and Shahbaz Ahmed—to life imprisonment on April 8. The blasts, which shook the Pink City on May 13, 2008, killed 71 people and injured over 185.A ninth bomb was found and defused in Chandpole, preventing further bloodshed. Special Judge Ramesh Kumar Joshi termed the case “a grave act of terror”, delivering justice to victims' families after years of perseverance.
Hyderabad Dilsukhnagar Double Blast: Death Penalty Upheld
In another major ruling, the Telangana High Court on April 8 upheld the death sentences of five terrorists involved in the 2013 Hyderabad Dilsukhnagar twin blasts, which claimed 18 lives, including that of an unborn child.
The convicts—Yasin Bhatkal, Ejaz Sheikh, Zia-ur-Rehman, Asadullah Akhtar, and Tehseen Akhtar—were key Indian Mujahideen operatives. The High Court confirmed the NIA special court’s 2016 verdict and rejected all appeals filed by the convicts. Their role ranged from bomb-making to logistics and finance.
26/11 Mumbai Attacks: Tahawwur Rana Extradited from US
In a significant diplomatic win, Tahawwur Hussain Rana, accused in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, is being extradited from the United States. Sources confirmed that a special flight carrying Rana left the US on April 9 and is expected to land in Delhi late tonight or tomorrow morning.
Rana, a Pakistani-origin US national, is a close aide of David Coleman Headley, who conspired with Lashkar-e-Taiba and Pakistan’s ISI to orchestrate the 26/11 Mumbai attacks that killed over 170 people.His legal avenues in the US exhausted, including a rejected plea by the US Supreme Court, Rana now faces trial in India under stringent anti-terror laws.
