New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday allowed a
plea by the police seeking 30 days more to complete its probe
and file the chargesheet against two suspected Indian
Mujahideen terrorists for their alleged roles in serial blasts
here in 2008.
Additional Sessions Judge Santosh Snehi Mann directed the
Special Cell of the Delhi Police to file their chargesheet by
May 15 against Shahjad and Salman arrested in February and
March respectively.
During the proceedings, public prosecutor Rajiv Mohan
submitted the police had completed its investigation against
Shahjad in cases registered with Tilak Marg and Karol Bagh
police station and were awaiting sanction for his prosecution.
As far as another accused Salman was concerned, he said
the matter with regard to his age was pending before the court
of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, in which some doctors as well
as the principal of a Mumbai school have been summoned to
record their statements on April 20.
Delhi Police is yet to initiate its arguments on framing
of charges against the accused in the matter.
The proceedings with regard to framing of charges in the
court would be initiated with the filing of the chargesheets
against Shahjad and Salman who were arrested on February 1
and March 5 respectively.
Meanwhile, the court directed the Superintendent of
Sabarmati Jail in Ahmedabad to send a copy of the apex court
order allowing two accused Mohd Shakeel and Zia-ur Rehman to
appear in examinations at Jamia Millia Islamia University.
Both the accused have been brought to the national
capital from Ahmedabad for the purpose and were lodged in
Tihar jail.
The court is conducting proceedings in the matter through
video conferencing as nine accused are at present lodged at
Sabarmati Jail Ahedabad for their alleged roles in serial
blasts there.
Out of the 14 arrested accused, Md Hakim, Shahzad and
Salman are in Tihar jail here.
Five cases were registered in connection with the serial
blasts in Delhi on September 13, 2008, which killed 26 people
and injured over 135 others.
PTI
