Shramjivi Blast case: witness identifies accused

Jaunpur, Feb 14 (UNI) A witness in the Patna-New Delhi Shramjivi Express bomb blast case identified an accused here today.

Accused Obaid-ur-Rehman, Hilal-ud-din and Nafikul were produced before additional district and sessions judge (III) Rajendra Chandra under tight security.

The testimony of the 13th witness constable Shyamji Yadav, was recorded who later identified Hilal-ud-din.

The court has summoned the 14th witness -- SSP, Delhi, Sanjeev Yadav and Anisul Mosmil alias Sami, who is presently lodged in Tihar jail under the Anti-Terrorism Act on February 21, the next hearing of the case.

Though Sami is not a witness as per the chargesheet, he has been summoned in the interest of the case.

There are 48 witnesses in the case. So far, 13 have recorded their testimonies.

The last hearing of the case was on February 5.

The July 28, 2005 blast near Singramau railway station in Jaunpur had killed at least 14 people and wounded 90 others.

Chargesheet against the three prime accused 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.

UNI