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5 Years Ago, He Spoke Of RSS' Terror Link. Now Minister, His Explanation
As Union Home Secretary, RK Singh had famously backed up the previous UPA government when it had spoken about involvement of right-wing extremist groups in 2013. For five years, Power Minister RK Singh, who joined the BJP right after his retirement, was seen to evade questions on the controversial statement linking Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh or ...
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In Mecca Masjid Case, Aseemanand's Confession "Not Voluntary", Says Court
The special NIA court that acquitted five accused in the 11-year old Mecca Masjid blast case rejected the confessional statement of Hindutva preacher Swami Aseemanand, holding that it was recorded when he was in police custody and that it was not "voluntary".
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In Mecca Masjid Case, Another Lapse: Witnesses Were Close To Aseemanand
The acquittal of five men charged with the terror attack at Hyderabad's iconic Mecca Masjid has raised many questions about the inability of the probe agency to prove its case. One factor that may have contributed to the court's verdict could have something to do with the choice of witnesses who became hostile.
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In Collapsed Mecca Masjid Case, Main Prosecutor Has ABVP Connection
Five men accused in the 2007 terror attack at Hyderabad's iconic Mecca Masjid were acquitted on Monday for lack of evidence. N Harinath, the prosecutor in charge of establishing their guilt, had little experience in criminal law, according to Telangana lawyers, before he took on the high profile case.
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Security Alert In Hyderabad After Mecca Masjid Verdict
In the wake of the verdict in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast case, a security alert was issued and vigil stepped up in the city today to prevent any untoward incident.
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All Accused Including Swami Aseemanand Acquitted In Mecca Masjid Blast: 10 Points
Swami Aseemanand, a saffron-robed monk who has been linked to three terror attacks, was among five men acquitted today in the 2007 blast in Hyderabad's Mecca Masjid. Nine people were killed and over 50 injured when the blast ripped through the historic mosque during Friday prayers on May 18 that year. It took a few minutes for the 11-year-old case ...
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Ajmer Blast Convicts Sentenced To Life, Say Will Appeal In High Court
A local court in Jaipur awarded life imprisonment to two men convicted for the 2007 Ajmer Dargah bomb blast in which three persons were killed. On March 8, the special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court had convicted Bhavesh Patel, Devendra Gupta and Sunil Joshi, who is dead now.
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Swami Aseemanand Acquitted In 2007 Ajmer Dargah Blast Case
Swami Aseemanand has been found not guilty of any link to a bombing at the famous Ajmer Dargah near Jaipur in 2007. He was accused of masterminding the attack by the National Investigation Agency which handles terror cases. The charges against Aseemanand included murder and spreading communal hatred.
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NIA Ok With Bail for Aseemanand in Samjhauta Express Terror Case
The government does not plan to challenge the bail granted to Swami Aseemanand, arrested for allegedly masterminding 2007's deadly attack on the Samjhauta Express, a train headed to Pakistan, in which killed 68 people were killed.
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Charges framed against Aseemanand, 6 others in Ajmer blasts
A special NIA court in Jaipur framed murder charges against seven persons, including key accused Aseemanand, in the 2007 Ajmer Dargah blast case.
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No clean chit yet for Aseemanand and Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur in 2006 Malegaon blasts case
National Investigation Agency or NIA is likely to file a supplementary chargesheet in 2006 Malegaon blasts naming Aseemanand and Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur. The chargesheet filed yesterday in a Mumbai court did not name the two. NIA sources told NDTV that although the two right wing leaders do not figure in the first chargesheet "it should not be r...
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Samjhauta Express 'bomber' arrested, produced in court
Five years after the twin blasts on the Samjhauta Express that killed 68 people, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested the man accused of planting the bomb on the train. Kamal Chouhan was arrested from Indore on Sunday. He has now been produced in a court in Greater Noida outside Delhi.
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Malegaon blasts case: After five years in jail, seven accused likely to walk free today
After five years of darkness, there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel, finally, for the Malegaon blast accused. After spending half a decade in jail, seven of the nine accused are likely to walk free today after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) told a special MCOCA court that it wouldn't oppose their bail plea.
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Malegaon blasts case: After five years in jail, seven accused likely to walk free today
After five years of darkness, there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel, finally, for the Malegaon blast accused. After spending half a decade in jail, seven of the nine accused are likely to walk free today after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) told a special MCOCA court that it wouldn't oppose their bail plea.
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Malegaon blasts case: Nine men in jail for five years granted bail
Nine accused arrested in 2006 in connection with the Malegaon blasts case have been granted bail by a special court in Mumbai. This after the National Investigation Agency or the NIA formally told the court today that it does not oppose their bail.
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5 Years Ago, He Spoke Of RSS' Terror Link. Now Minister, His Explanation
As Union Home Secretary, RK Singh had famously backed up the previous UPA government when it had spoken about involvement of right-wing extremist groups in 2013. For five years, Power Minister RK Singh, who joined the BJP right after his retirement, was seen to evade questions on the controversial statement linking Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh or ...
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In Mecca Masjid Case, Aseemanand's Confession "Not Voluntary", Says Court
The special NIA court that acquitted five accused in the 11-year old Mecca Masjid blast case rejected the confessional statement of Hindutva preacher Swami Aseemanand, holding that it was recorded when he was in police custody and that it was not "voluntary".
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In Mecca Masjid Case, Another Lapse: Witnesses Were Close To Aseemanand
The acquittal of five men charged with the terror attack at Hyderabad's iconic Mecca Masjid has raised many questions about the inability of the probe agency to prove its case. One factor that may have contributed to the court's verdict could have something to do with the choice of witnesses who became hostile.
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In Collapsed Mecca Masjid Case, Main Prosecutor Has ABVP Connection
Five men accused in the 2007 terror attack at Hyderabad's iconic Mecca Masjid were acquitted on Monday for lack of evidence. N Harinath, the prosecutor in charge of establishing their guilt, had little experience in criminal law, according to Telangana lawyers, before he took on the high profile case.
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Security Alert In Hyderabad After Mecca Masjid Verdict
In the wake of the verdict in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast case, a security alert was issued and vigil stepped up in the city today to prevent any untoward incident.
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All Accused Including Swami Aseemanand Acquitted In Mecca Masjid Blast: 10 Points
Swami Aseemanand, a saffron-robed monk who has been linked to three terror attacks, was among five men acquitted today in the 2007 blast in Hyderabad's Mecca Masjid. Nine people were killed and over 50 injured when the blast ripped through the historic mosque during Friday prayers on May 18 that year. It took a few minutes for the 11-year-old case ...
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Ajmer Blast Convicts Sentenced To Life, Say Will Appeal In High Court
A local court in Jaipur awarded life imprisonment to two men convicted for the 2007 Ajmer Dargah bomb blast in which three persons were killed. On March 8, the special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court had convicted Bhavesh Patel, Devendra Gupta and Sunil Joshi, who is dead now.
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Swami Aseemanand Acquitted In 2007 Ajmer Dargah Blast Case
Swami Aseemanand has been found not guilty of any link to a bombing at the famous Ajmer Dargah near Jaipur in 2007. He was accused of masterminding the attack by the National Investigation Agency which handles terror cases. The charges against Aseemanand included murder and spreading communal hatred.
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NIA Ok With Bail for Aseemanand in Samjhauta Express Terror Case
The government does not plan to challenge the bail granted to Swami Aseemanand, arrested for allegedly masterminding 2007's deadly attack on the Samjhauta Express, a train headed to Pakistan, in which killed 68 people were killed.
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Charges framed against Aseemanand, 6 others in Ajmer blasts
A special NIA court in Jaipur framed murder charges against seven persons, including key accused Aseemanand, in the 2007 Ajmer Dargah blast case.
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No clean chit yet for Aseemanand and Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur in 2006 Malegaon blasts case
National Investigation Agency or NIA is likely to file a supplementary chargesheet in 2006 Malegaon blasts naming Aseemanand and Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur. The chargesheet filed yesterday in a Mumbai court did not name the two. NIA sources told NDTV that although the two right wing leaders do not figure in the first chargesheet "it should not be r...
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Samjhauta Express 'bomber' arrested, produced in court
Five years after the twin blasts on the Samjhauta Express that killed 68 people, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested the man accused of planting the bomb on the train. Kamal Chouhan was arrested from Indore on Sunday. He has now been produced in a court in Greater Noida outside Delhi.
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Malegaon blasts case: After five years in jail, seven accused likely to walk free today
After five years of darkness, there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel, finally, for the Malegaon blast accused. After spending half a decade in jail, seven of the nine accused are likely to walk free today after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) told a special MCOCA court that it wouldn't oppose their bail plea.
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Malegaon blasts case: After five years in jail, seven accused likely to walk free today
After five years of darkness, there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel, finally, for the Malegaon blast accused. After spending half a decade in jail, seven of the nine accused are likely to walk free today after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) told a special MCOCA court that it wouldn't oppose their bail plea.
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Malegaon blasts case: Nine men in jail for five years granted bail
Nine accused arrested in 2006 in connection with the Malegaon blasts case have been granted bail by a special court in Mumbai. This after the National Investigation Agency or the NIA formally told the court today that it does not oppose their bail.
