2 Men Sentenced To Death for 2005 Train Blast That Killed 14

Two other convicts were given the death penalty in the case in 2016 and their appeals are pending in the high court, while two of the accused were killed in an encounter and one has been absconding.

A sessions court on Wednesday sentenced two men to death , including one from Bangladesh, for carrying out the Shramjivi Express train blast in 2005 that left at least 14 people dead and 62 injured.

Two other convicts were given the death penalty in the case in 2016 and their appeals are pending in the high court, while two of the accused were killed in an encounter and one is on the run.

"The court of additional sessions court judge Rajesh Kumar Rai awarded death sentences to Hilal alias Hilaluddin and Nafikul Vishwas convicted in the Shramjivi train blast case," District Government Counsel Satish Pandey said on Wednesday.