2006 Aurangabad Arms haul case: Bombay HC suspends life imprisonment, grants bail to an accused
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The accused, identified as Bilal Ahmed Abdul Razaq, was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by the Mumbai sessions court after finding him guilty under various sections of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
The Bombay High Court has granted bail to an accused of the 2006 Aurangabad Arms haul case. The accused was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by the Mumbai sessions court after finding him guilty under various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
The accused, identified as Bilal Ahmed Abdul Razaq, was arrested by the Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) in May, 2006.
The Bombay High Court Bench said that “Bilal has made a good case for grant of bail” and that the court is also taking into consideration that “Bilal has been in jail for more than 16 years.”
2006 Aurangabad Arms haul case
The prosecution case was that the Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) was conducting enquiries into the incidents of Nanded bomb blast case, explosives seized in Buldhana and the 2002 and 2003 bomb blasts in Marathwada. During the course of the enquiry, they gathered intelligence on May 9, 2006 that some explosives and weapons were likely to be transported in the region.
The teams of ATS were deputed along Manmad, Yevala, and Aurangabad Road. At about 4 pm, the team which was at Yevala Junction on Yevala-Aurangabad Road noticed a Tata Sumo jeep coming from Manmad and going towards Aurangabad. They tried to intercept the jeep but the jeep sped away.
The police then chased the vehicle and intercepted it near Aurangabad. In the vehicle, a huge number of arms and ammunition was found apart from three accused, Mohammad Amer Shakil Ahmed Shaikh, Abdul Azim Abdul Jamil Shaikh and Sayyed Juber Sayyed Anwar Kadri.
