Shramjivi blast case deferred to Aug 25

Jaunpur, Aug 13 (UNI) A court today deferred the hearing of the Patna-New Delhi Shramjivi Express bomb blast case to August 25.

The July 28, 2005 blast near Harpalganj-Singramau railway station in the district had killed at least 14 people and seriously wounded 90 others.

Obaid-ur-Rehman, Hilal-ud-din and Nafikul are prime accused in the case and presently lodged in Jaunpur district jail.

Another accused Mohd Alamgeer alias Roni of Bangladesh is lodged under section 302, 307, 336 and 120 (b) of IPC at Tihar Jail, Delhi.

Chief Judicial Magistrate had issued warrant B against Roni and summoned him for today.

Roni appeared before the CJM under tight security, who ordered him to be sent under judicial custody till August 25.

There are 48 witnesses in the case, of which 26 witnesses had recorded their statement.

Chargesheet against the 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.

Another accused Mohd Sharif alias Sirajuddin of Bangladesh is absconding, while Dr Sayeed is yet to be traced.

Police had already gunned down accused Ghulam Rajdani alias Pahiya in an encounter.

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

UNI