
Nine convicted by NIA court in 2013 Patna serial bomb blast case
The Hindu
The explosion took place on October 27, 2013 during ‘Hunkar’ rally at Gandhi Maidan which was addressed by then Gujarat Chief Minister and Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.
The special National Investigating Agency (NIA) court on Wednesday convicted nine out of 10 accused persons in Patna’s Gandhi Maidan serial bomb blast case in which six people died and 80 were injured.
The quantum of punishment will be pronounced by the court on November 1.
The incident happened during the ‘Hunkar’ rally at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan which was addressed by then Gujarat Chief Minister and Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on October 27, 2013.

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