Shramjivi Express blast case hearing on Oct 6

Jaunpur, Sep 28 (UNI) A local court here posted the next hearing on the Patna-New Delhi Shramjivi Express bomb blast case to October 6.

The blast on July 28, 2005 near Singramau railway station here had killed 14 passengers and wounded 90 others.

Earlier, the accused Obaid-ur-Rehman, Hilal-ud-din and Nafikul were produced before district and sessions judge (III) Rajendra Chandra under tight security, who remanded them in judicial custody till October 6.

Meanwhile, the train driver Parmanand Singh appeared as a witness. The court has summoned two other witnesses Rajendra Kumar Yadav and Ram Balam Sahni for recording their statement on the next date of hearing.

On July 24, the court had fixed charges under CrPC sections 148, 307, 302 and 120 B, of the IPC, Explosive Substance Act section 3/4, Railway Act section 150, 151 and section 14 of the Foreigners Act in the case.

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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