Judicial custody of Shramjivi blast accused extended till Apr 11

Jaunpur, Apr 7 (UNI) A local court today extended judicial custody of the three accused in the Patna-New Delhi Shramjivi Express bomb blast case here till April 11.

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

The accused, Obaid-ur-Rehman, Hilal-ud-din and Nafikul, appeared before Additional District Judge Chandra Bhushan Singh.

The two witnesses failed to appear before the court.

Meanwhile, sub-inspector Basudev Pandey and head constable Buddharam Sharma have been summoned on the next hearing on April 11.

There are 48 witnesses in the case, out of which 18 witnesses have given their testimony.

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

Another accused, Ghulam Rajdani, alias Pahiya, was gunned down in an encounter.

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

UNI