2005 Delhi serial blasts case: Patiala House court to pronounce verdict today

New Delhi: The Patiala House court will on Thursday pronounce verdict in the 2005 Delhi serial blasts case in which more than 60 people were killed and about 100 injured. 

Additional Sessions Judge Reetesh Singh, after hearing arguments on behalf of Prosecution and Defence counsel earlier, had adjourned the matter for February 16 for pronouncing the judgement.

Police had lodged three separate cases in the blasts that took place one day before Deepavali in Sarojini Nagar, Kalkaji and Paharganj area. 

In 2008, the court framed charges against Tariq Ahmed Dar, the alleged mastermind and the other two Mohammed Hussain Fazili and Mohammed Rafiq Shah Dar for waging war against the state, conspiring, collecting arms, murder and attempt to murder under the provisions of Indian Penal Code and more than 250 prosecution witnesses examined in the case. 

Police had cited call details of Dar and others that allegedly proved he was in touch with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operatives. 

With Agency inputs