Judicial custody of Shramjevi Exp blast accused extended to Oct 30

Jaunpur, Oct 18 (UNI) A local court today extended the judicial custody of Patna-New Delhi Shramjivi Express bomb blast case accused till October 30, the next date of hearing.

All the three accused Obaid-ur-Rehman, Hilal-ud-din and Nafikul were produced before additional district and sessions judge (III) Rajendra Chandra under tight security, who extended the custody custody till October 30.

The court also recorded the statement of fourth witness Rajesh Kumar Jaiswal and directed to record the statements of two other witnessess-Kishan Mahato and Santosh Mahato on October 30.

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

On July 24,2006 the court had fixed charges 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 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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