1. Abdul Karim Tunda, the prime accused in the 1993 train blasts case, has been acquitted by a TADA court in Rajasthan’s Ajmer.
2. The acquittal comes due to a lack of evidence against Tunda, while two other accused, Irfan and Hamiduddin, have been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.
3.Tunda, an alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) bomber, was arrested in 2013 for orchestrating a series of blasts in various cities in 1993.
New Delhi, Feb 29: Abdul Karim Tunda, the main accused in the 1993 train blasts case, has been acquitted by a TADA court in Rajasthan’s Ajmer due to a lack of evidence.
Meanwhile, two other accused, Irfan and Hamiduddin, have been found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Tunda, aged 81, associated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), was arrested in 2013 from the India-Nepal border.
He was charged with orchestrating blasts in Lucknow, Kanpur, Hyderabad, Surat, and Mumbai on the night of December 5-6, 1993.
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The train bombings, coinciding with the first anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition in Ayodhya, resulted in two deaths and numerous injuries.
Despite being considered the mastermind of the 1993 train blasts case by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Tunda was acquitted in the 1997 twin Rohtak blast cases in Haryana last year due to insufficient evidence.
Tunda, a resident of Pilkhua in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad district, has faced several legal battles over the years.
