Life imprisonment for 2 in stadium blast case
The Hindu
The city civil and sessions court on Thursday sentenced Ghayur Ahmad Jamali and Aftab Alam, who were found guilty in the April 17, 2010, blasts at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium to rigorous life imprisonment.
The city civil and sessions court on Thursday sentenced Ghayur Ahmad Jamali and Aftab Alam, who were found guilty in the April 17, 2010, blasts at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium to rigorous life imprisonment. The court had earlier sentenced them to seven years imprisonment.
The Central Crime Branch of the Benglauru police had appealed against the sentence in the High Court which after a hearing remitted the matter back to the session courts for fresh consideration, a senior police officer said.
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