1993 Train Blasts Accused Abdul Karim Tunda Acquitted Over Lack Of Evidence
NDTV
The court, which cited lack of evidence against Tunda, convicted two accused - Aminuddin and Irfan - and sentenced them to life imprisonment.
A special court in Rajasthan today acquitted top Lashkar-e-Toiba bomb maker Abdul Karim Tunda in a 1993 blasts case. Two people were killed and many more injured in the blasts on multiple trains on the first anniversary of the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition.
The court, which cited lack of evidence against Tunda, convicted two accused - Aminuddin and Irfan - and sentenced them to life imprisonment. Tunda, now 84, is currently serving a life term after his conviction in a 1996 bomb blast case. He is an accused in several other bombing cases. Known to be close to terrorist Dawood Ibrahim, he is known as "Dr Bomb" for his bomb-making skills.
The blasts took place in trains passing through Kota, Kanpur, Secunderabad and Surat. Coming months after the Bombay blasts, the train bombings had shocked the country. All the cases from far-off cities were clubbed and heard by a special court under Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act. Central agency CBI was in charge of the investigation.
