2007 Hyderabad twin blast: NIA to announce verdict today
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Twin blasts jolted Hyderabad's Gokul Chat Bhandar and Lumbini Park on August 25, 2007. As many as 42 people were killed.
Two days after the 11th anniversary of the 2007 Hyderabad twin bomb blasts, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) special court is set to pronounce the judgement in the case today, news agency ANI reported.
"Many leaders have promised action, but nothing has happened so far. We demand strict punishment for those involved. We've been waiting for this day for past 11 years, and hope we'll get justice," Raheem, a survivor, told ANI.
Twin blasts jolted Hyderabad's Gokul Chat Bhandar and Lumbini Park on August 25, 2007. As many as 42 people were killed in the explosion with over 60 injured.
Four people were arrested in the case and are currently lodged in Cherlapally Central Jail in Secunderabad, Telangana. The four accused, Mohammed Sadiq, Ansar Ahmed Badshah Shaik, Akber Ismail and Anique Shafeeq Syed, were reported to be Indian Mujahideen operatives.