SC grants interim bail to Bengaluru blast accused Madani

Madani had knocked the doors of the apex court Court seeking bail to attend his son Umar Mukhtar' wedding to be held at Thalassery on 9 August.

The Supreme Court on Monday granted 14-days interim bail to 2008 Bengaluru blasts case accused Abdul Nasser Madani to attend his son's wedding.

Madani had knocked the doors of the apex court Court seeking bail to attend his son Umar Mukhtar' wedding to be held at Thalassery on 9 August.

In fact, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) court had rejected Madani's plea on July 24 seeking permission to attend his son's wedding.

According to a 2010 report of Hindustan Times, Madani was first arrested on April 8, 2000, in connection with the 1998 Coimbatore bombings which had killed 60 people. Madani was imprisoned for eight years, but was released on August 1, 2007, after being acquitted of all charges, the report said.

Madani, founder of Kerala's Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was lodged in Karnataka jail for his involvement in the 2008 Bangalore serial blasts and similar incidents in Ahmedabad, Surat and Jaipur.

In June 2009, Madani was charge-sheeted in the Bangalore blast case and arrested a year later by the Karnataka police.

(With agency inputs)