2007 Mecca Masjid blasts: All accused, including Swami Aseemanand, acquitted

[Madplayer]

HYDERABAD: Eleven years after powerful bombs ripped through Hyderabad’s historic Mecca Masjid, killing nine people and wounding 58, a special NIA court on Monday acquitted all five accused, including Swami Aseemanand due to lack of clinching evidence.

Some of the accused even left the premises after the fourth additional metropolitan sessions-cum-special court for NIA cases announced its judgement.

“The judge in his order observed that not a single allegation levelled by the prosecution could be proved, and hence he declared all the accused acquitted,” said JP Sharma, the defence advocate.

Old City erupted in anger as many family members of victims wondered who is to be blamed for the blast. “Who killed our brothers and sisters? Will we ever come to know the truth,” ? questioned Rahmat Ali, an elderly gentleman standing outside the packed courtroom.
Soon after the blast on May 18, 2007, five more people were killed in subsequent police firing as cops tried to control a mob.

The high profile case was handed over to the Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI), which filed a charge sheet and later the National Investigation Agency (NIA) took over from the CBI in 2011.
Altogether, 10 persons owing alligience to right-wing organisations were named as accused in the case.

But only five of them, Lokesh Sharma, Swami Aseemanand alias Naba Kumar Sarkar, Devendra Gupta, Bharat Mohanlal Rateshwar alias Bharat Bhai and Rajendra Chowdhary were arrested in the case.

Sandeep V Dange and Ramchandra Kalsangra, two other accused are absconding, while another accused Sunil Joshi died.

The NIA examined a total of 226 witnesses during the trial and as 411 documents were exhibited.

Swami Aseemanand and Bharat Mohanlal Rateshwar were out on bail while three others were lodged in jail. In March 2017, a Rajasthan court had sentenced Gupta and another convict to life imprisonment in the Ajmer dargah blast case.

Source: https://www.google.co.in/amp/s/m.ti...manand-acquitted/amp_articleshow/63780945.cms

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

HYDERABAD: Eleven years after powerful bombs ripped through Hyderabad’s historic Mecca Masjid, killing nine people and wounding 58, a special NIA court on Monday acquitted all five accused, including Swami Aseemanand due to lack of clinching evidence.

Some of the accused even left the premises after the fourth additional metropolitan sessions-cum-special court for NIA cases announced its judgement.

“The judge in his order observed that not a single allegation levelled by the prosecution could be proved, and hence he declared all the accused acquitted,” said JP Sharma, the defence advocate.

Old City erupted in anger as many family members of victims wondered who is to be blamed for the blast. “Who killed our brothers and sisters? Will we ever come to know the truth,” ? questioned Rahmat Ali, an elderly gentleman standing outside the packed courtroom.
Soon after the blast on May 18, 2007, five more people were killed in subsequent police firing as cops tried to control a mob.

The high profile case was handed over to the Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI), which filed a charge sheet and later the National Investigation Agency (NIA) took over from the CBI in 2011.
Altogether, 10 persons owing alligience to right-wing organisations were named as accused in the case.

But only five of them, Lokesh Sharma, Swami Aseemanand alias Naba Kumar Sarkar, Devendra Gupta, Bharat Mohanlal Rateshwar alias Bharat Bhai and Rajendra Chowdhary were arrested in the case.

Sandeep V Dange and Ramchandra Kalsangra, two other accused are absconding, while another accused Sunil Joshi died.

The NIA examined a total of 226 witnesses during the trial and as 411 documents were exhibited.

Swami Aseemanand and Bharat Mohanlal Rateshwar were out on bail while three others were lodged in jail. In March 2017, a Rajasthan court had sentenced Gupta and another convict to life imprisonment in the Ajmer dargah blast case.

Source: https://www.google.co.in/amp/s/m.ti...manand-acquitted/amp_articleshow/63780945.cms

Your signature is really powerful bro, it really took the article home!

 

[Adijazz1706]

Your signature is really powerful bro, it really took the article home!

It should be the default signature for IOK PPers, my phone doesn't like the site though and keeps messing up my sig

 

[Lonewarrior]

so whos the responsible behind the blast ?

 

[troodon]

so whos the responsible behind the blast ?

VHP/Bajrang Dal or one of the Muslim organizations.

Religious Political outfits can stoop down to any level to get votes. Scare tactics are always effective.

 

[barah_admi]

VHP/Bajrang Dal or one of the Muslim organizations.

Religious Political outfits can stoop down to any level to get votes. Scare tactics are always effective.

Heaven forbid anyone other than a Muslim could ever carry out such attacks

 

[big_gamer007]

So with all the evidence you can’t prove in your own courts who was guilty for such massive attacks hen how do we expect Pakistani courts to convict hafiz saeed or Dawood..

This is a massive failure on behalf of security and investigating agencies and is a major embarrassment for our nation when we can’t even prove who wasn’t responsible for a terrorist attack on our soil..

The CBI/NIA should resign in embarrassment..

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

So with all the evidence you can’t prove in your own courts who was guilty for such massive attacks hen how do we expect Pakistani courts to convict hafiz saeed or Dawood..

This is a massive failure on behalf of security and investigating agencies and is a major embarrassment for our nation when we can’t even prove who wasn’t responsible for a terrorist attack on our soil..

The CBI/NIA should resign in embarrassment..

Indian judiciary is a big scam where PM himself escaped.

CBI is incompetent as usual.

 

[Pakistanian]

3rd world country banana courts

 

[KingKhanWC]

Kangaroo court. It would be too embarrassing for the extremist party in charge to reveal their kind have been behind terrorist attacks in their nation.

 

[cricketjoshila]

So with all the evidence you can’t prove in your own courts who was guilty for such massive attacks hen how do we expect Pakistani courts to convict hafiz saeed or Dawood..

This is a massive failure on behalf of security and investigating agencies and is a major embarrassment for our nation when we can’t even prove who wasn’t responsible for a terrorist attack on our soil..

The CBI/NIA should resign in embarrassment..

Read up on the issue. Read what NCTC USA, South Asia terrorism portal and IDSA of Defence Ministry had to say about who were the perpetrators and what the then Congi govt did.

 

[JaDed]

Read up on the issue. Read what NCTC USA, South Asia terrorism portal and IDSA of Defence Ministry had to say about who were the perpetrators and what the then Congi govt did.

Why would the judge resign then?

 

[cricketjoshila]

Why would the judge resign then?

I dont know but may be local political pressure. He is from Hyd i believe.

 

[JaDed]

I dont know but may be local political pressure. He is from Hyd i believe.

Or maybe he realized he has to bow down to Central govn.

 

[PakLFC]

C'mon now! India is never going to punish some Hindutva nutcase for attacking a Masjid. They don't want a civil war, in India tensions are already sky high over many Hindu-Muslim issues. Any punishment handed out to a Swami is sure to create much more trouble. They will just invent a Pak angle.

 

[Madplayer]

Kangaroo court. It would be too embarrassing for the extremist party in charge to reveal their kind have been behind terrorist attacks in their nation.

The judge resigned after the verdict. At least he had this much decency.

 

[CricketCartoons]

Indian judiciary is a big scam where PM himself escaped.

CBI is incompetent as usual.

Any links about evidence against swami aseemanand?

It is the indian media which is a bigger scam where people are declared guilty in public eyes just because media thinks so.

The concocted evidence against the PM fell apart, even the congress stooge sanjiv bhatt's emails to congress leaders were exposed and all the evidence were against the claims he was making.

If you have access to some evidence please share. Otherwise it is just lazy attempt of parroting the lines which people want to hear.

 

[CricketCartoons]

The judge resigned after the verdict. At least he had this much decency.

Would like to know about the evidence which was used to accuse. Can you point me to those?

 

[Madplayer]

Would like to know about the evidence which was used to accuse. Can you point me to those?

https://www.google.co.in/amp/s/m.ti...lows-up-on-proof/amp_articleshow/63792595.cms

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

https://www.google.co.in/amp/s/m.ti...lows-up-on-proof/amp_articleshow/63792595.cms

66 witnesses turned hostile?

Just another day in the office.

Witnesses turn hostile.

Case collapses.

Accused go scotfree.

Who were responsible for the blast then?

Case after case after case, people escape.

What a sham.

 

[mankuTimma]

The judge resigned after the verdict. At least he had this much decency.

There is possibility that he got threats from Jehadists. Anythigng goes in India.

 

[CricketCartoons]

https://www.google.co.in/amp/s/m.ti...lows-up-on-proof/amp_articleshow/63792595.cms

Thanks for the link. So it shows that the agencies could not link the sim card owner with any of the accused and the key they claimed was used was proved to be not of the boxes. Other than that people changing their statements, which can hardly be used as evidence. Given the (lack of) evidence this was sound judgement. But this is the age where people declare someone guilty or innocent just because they feel like it, and where their biases lie.

 

[CricketCartoons]

66 witnesses turned hostile?

Just another day in the office.

Witnesses turn hostile.

Case collapses.

Accused go scotfree.

Who were responsible for the blast then?

Case after case after case, people escape.

What a sham.

Show the evidence that you are privy to. If witnesses turning hostile raises eyebrows, so do confessions and initial statements. What makes you think initial statements cannot be extracted out of pressure, but only witnesses turning hostile can be?

 

[Madplayer]

There is possibility that he got threats from Jehadists. Anythigng goes in India.

Not possible. I am sure judges are always under threat from criminals and gangstars. They dont quit because of that.

Most probably his conscience couldnt take it anymore and this verdict was a tipping point. It has already coloured his hands with the blood of innocents who died in this blast. He couldnt take no more.

 

[CricketCartoons]

Not possible. I am sure judges are always under threat from criminals and gangstars. They dont quit because of that.

Most probably his conscience couldnt take it anymore and this verdict was a tipping point. It has already coloured his hands with the blood of innocents who died in this blast. He couldnt take no more.

The probability is favoured towards where our biases lie and who we want to be seen as guilty.

 

[Madplayer]

Thanks for the link. So it shows that the agencies could not link the sim card owner with any of the accused and the key they claimed was used was proved to be not of the boxes. Other than that people changing their statements, which can hardly be used as evidence. Given the (lack of) evidence this was sound judgement. But this is the age where people declare someone guilty or innocent just because they feel like it, and where their biases lie.

The NIA are examining the verdict and deciding about the future course of action. Lets see if they can do anything. Doesnt look like it.

 

[Madplayer]

The probability is favoured towards where our biases lie and who we want to be seen as guilty.

That is true.

 

[CricketCartoons]

That is true.

When I was a secular Hindu I used to be in favour of Muslims, assuming they are wrongly implicated in crimes. Now that I have turned into a Bhakt Hindu, I assume Hindus are wrongly implicated in crimes. The degree of scrutiny I give to evidences is dictated by which side I am on.

 

[Madplayer]

When I was a secular Hindu I used to be in favour of Muslims, assuming they are wrongly implicated in crimes. Now that I have turned into a Bhakt Hindu, I assume Hindus are wrongly implicated in crimes. The degree of scrutiny I give to evidences is dictated by which side I am on.

is there any current politician that you look up to?

 

[mankuTimma]

Not possible. I am sure judges are always under threat from criminals and gangstars. They dont quit because of that.

Most probably his conscience couldnt take it anymore and this verdict was a tipping point. It has already coloured his hands with the blood of innocents who died in this blast. He couldnt take no more.

What you say is possible but what i say is not possible.Nice logic.

He should have quit before verdict itself what stops him? Also can we apply same logic to any Muslim suspect getting acquitted? I guess there are many cases where Muslims got acquitted because of lack of proof or witness turning hostile.

 

[Madplayer]

What you say is possible but what i say is not possible.Nice logic.

He should have quit before verdict itself what stops him?

I am saying that Judges are always under threat from criminals so its imporbable that a judge will quit because he is scared of a threat from some goons.

Also can we apply same logic to any Muslim suspect getting acquitted? I guess there are many cases where Muslims got acquitted because of lack of proof or witness turning hostile.

No we cannot apply this logic on muslims because only the people in power can influence the court's decision to appease their voter base.

 

[CricketCartoons]

is there any current politician that you look up to?

In India? Subramanian Swami and Asaduddin Owaisi. Both are intellectuals and have admirable qualities even if you don't agree with their ideology. I think they have mutual respect for each other too.

 

[mankuTimma]

I am saying that Judges are always under threat from criminals so its imporbable that a judge will quit because he is scared of a threat from some goons.



No we cannot apply this logic on muslims because only the people in power can influence the court's decision to appease their voter base.

What? Muslims are vote banks of congress and congress ruled country for 6 decades so you are saying Muslims simply voted congress without gaining anything in return?

Ever heard about Ahmed patel/Gulam nabi azad/Farok abdulla & Son

Heard about Mohammad Sihabudden?

 

[cricketjoshila]

Or maybe he realized he has to bow down to Central govn.

Why will the judge bow down to central govt? He isnt their employee. Lives in a non bjp state.

Wonder what people have to say ablut neutral agencies pointing towards HUJI and Congress govt going the other way.

 

[mankuTimma]

Wonder what people have to say ablut neutral agencies pointing towards HUJI and Congress govt going the other way.

Secularism.

Congress did lot of harm to poor Muslims in the name of Secularism.Rich Muslims got all benefits but poor remain poorer even after voting congress again and again and again.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Any links about evidence against swami aseemanand?

It is the indian media which is a bigger scam where people are declared guilty in public eyes just because media thinks so.

The concocted evidence against the PM fell apart, even the congress stooge sanjiv bhatt's emails to congress leaders were exposed and all the evidence were against the claims he was making.

If you have access to some evidence please share. Otherwise it is just lazy attempt of parroting the lines which people want to hear.

Mob law is the answer. Courts and judges are like petals in the wind, one day they will blow this way, next day in the other direction. In the subcontinent the only way to get things done is with a big danda. In Pakistan that is the army, in India it's the vigilant youth wings of the RSS.