Shramjivi blast accused remanded in judicial custody till Sep 14

Jaunpur, Sep 4 (UNI) The court today remanded the three accused in the Patna-New Delhi Shramjivi Express bomb blast case in judicial custody till September 14.

The July 28, blast last year near Singramau railway station in Jaunpur had killed at least 14 people and wounded 90 others.

Additional district and sessions judge (III) Rajendra Chandra also directed that family members of the accused be informed of their arrest.

Earlier, accused Obaid-ur-Rehman, Hilal-ud-din and Nafikul were produced before the court.

Chargesheet against them had already been filed under CrPC sections 148, 307, 302 and 120 B, Explosive Substance Act section 3/4, Railway Act section 150, 151 and Foreigners Act section 14.

Two other accused, Mohd Sharif alias Sirajuddin of Bangladesh and Mohd Roni, are absconding while Dr Sayeed was yet to be traced.

Another accused Ghulam Rajdani alias Pahiya was eliminated in a police encounter.

In May, Hilal-ud-din and Nafikul were brought from Cherallapalli Central Jail, Andhra Pradesh under a warrant, while Obaid-ur-Rehman, a Bangladeshi, was brought here from Murshidabad, West Bengal.

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