The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Court in Hyderabad sentenced death to five Indian Mujahideen (IM) militants in the Dilsukhnagar twin blasts case. Asadullah Akthar, Zia Ur Rahman, Mohammed Tahseen Akthar, Ahmed Siddibappa Zarrar and Ajaz Shaikh were held guilty for the February 21, 2013 blasts in Hyderabad.
NIA prosecutor has cited several judgments of different courts, presented to the Judge that convicts should be given death sentence. He said the Constitution has given right to life to the civilians but the five convicts killed 18 persons by detonating explosive devised at Dilsukhnagar and hence should be awarded the highest punishment. The Special Court, operating from the Charlapalli central prison, recently convicted the quintet under different Sections of the Indian Penal Code and some Special Acts. The IM members detonated two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) almost simultaneously near the bustling Dilsukhnagar bus stop, killing 21 people and injuring 107.