In a significant development, the Terrorist and Anti-Disruptive Activities Act (TADA) court, on February 29, declared Abdul Karim Tunda, the prime suspect in the 1993 serial bomb blasts case, acquitted.
The court attributed the acquittal to a lack of substantial evidence presented by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Speaking on behalf of Tunda, Advocate Shafqat Sultani emphasized that the prosecution failed to produce compelling evidence against the accused.
“Abdul Karim Tunda has been declared innocent by the Court today. The judgment encompasses all sections and acts, including TADA, IPC, Railway Acts, Arms Act, or Explosive Substances Act. The CBI’s prosecution could not furnish any concrete evidence before the court,” asserted Advocate Sultani during a press conference.
Tunda, accused of masterminding the blasts on four trains on the first anniversary of the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition, has consistently maintained his innocence. “We had been asserting from the beginning that Abdul Karim Tunda is innocent. Irfan and Hamiduddin have been convicted, and the sentencing details will be announced shortly,” added Sultani.
The charges framed against Tunda, along with two other co-accused identified as Irfan alias Pappu and Hamiruddin, pertained to orchestrating the explosions in Lucknow, Kanpur, Hyderabad, Surat, and Mumbai during the night of December 5-6, 1993. This development marks a significant turn in the long-standing legal battle surrounding the 1993 serial bomb blasts.
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