THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
Ajmer, Feb 29: Abdul Karim Tunda, the prime accused in the 1993 serial bomb blasts case, was acquitted by the Terrorist and Anti-Disruptive Activities Act (TADA) court on Thursday due to insufficient evidence.
The CBI had alleged that Tunda orchestrated the bombings on four trains to coincide with the first anniversary of the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition.
Charges were filed against Tunda and two other accused individuals, known as Irfan alias Pappu and Hamiruddin, for allegedly coordinating the bombings that occurred on the night of December 5-6, 1993 in Lucknow, Kanpur, Hyderabad, Surat and Mumbai.
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According to Advocate Shafqat Sultani representing Tunda, the CBI did not provide substantial evidence against Abdul Karim Tunda.
“Abdul Karim Tunda is innocent, today the Court gave this judgement. Abdul Karim Tunda has been acquitted in all sections and all acts. CBI prosecution could not produce any concrete piece of evidence before the court in TADA, IPC, Railway Acts, Arms Act, or Explosive Substances Act,” Tunda’s advocate Sultani said.
“We had been saying from the beginning that Abdul Karim Tunda is innocent…Irfan and Hamiduddin have been convicted and the quantum of the sentence will be pronounced shortly,” he further stated.
