Terrorist Duo Convicted In Shramjeevi Express Blast Case, Sentencing On January 2

Jaunpur, December 23 (TNA) Bangladeshi terrorist Hilaluddin and West Bengal's Nafikul Biswas have been convicted in the Shramjeevi blast case that took place on July 28, 2005. On Friday, both were declared guilty in the court of Additional Sessions Judge I Rajesh Rai. The sentencing in this case will now be announced on January 2.

On July 28, 2005, 14 people were killed and 18 people were injured in a bomb blast by terrorists in Shramjeevi Express near Harpalganj Hariharpur in Singramau. In this case, Bangladeshi terrorist Ronnie alias Alamgir, who planted a bomb in the train, and terrorist Obaidur Rahman, who conspired, were sentenced to death by Additional Sessions Judge Buddhiram Yadav in 2016.

Both have filed an appeal in the High Court which is under consideration. The hearing in the case of the remaining two Aroni, Hilaluddin, a resident of Bangladesh and Nafikul of West Bengal, was held on Friday. At around 3 pm, both of them were taken from the district jail to the court under tight security. After a hearing that lasted for about an hour, both of them were declared guilty.

DGC Criminal Satish Kumar Pandey and Assistant Government Advocate Virendra Kumar Maurya said that both the accused terrorists have been declared guilty in the case. The sentence will be pronounced on January 2. In this case, in the year 2016, two terrorists have also been sentenced to death. However, both have filed an appeal in the High Court.