Court acquits Abdul Karim Tunda main accused in 1993 serial blasts case

Abdul Karim Tunda and two other individuals were charged with planning the explosions that occurred on the evening of December 5–6, 1993, in Lucknow, Kanpur, Hyderabad, Surat, and Mumbai.

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Due to lack of evidence, the Terrorist and Anti-Disruptive Activities Act (TADA) court on Thursday acquitted Abdul Karim Tunda, the main accused in the 1993 serial bomb blasts case.

According to Advocate Shafqat Sultani of Tunda, the CBI failed to present any strong evidence against Abdul Karim Tunda. The Central Bureau of Investigation found him accused as the mastermind behind the blasts on four trains on the first anniversary of the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition.

While speaking to media reporters, Advocate Sultani said, "Abdul Karim Tunda is innocent, today the Court gave this judgement. Abdul Karim Tunda has been acquitted in all sections and all acts. CBI prosecution could not produce any concrete piece of evidence before the court in TADA, IPC, Railway Acts, Arms Act, or Explosive Substances Act."

Tunda and two other individuals, known as Irfan alias Pappu and Hamiruddin, were charged with planning the explosions that occurred on the evening of December 5–6, 1993, in Lucknow, Kanpur, Hyderabad, Surat, and Mumbai. Irfan and Hamiduddin have been convicted and quantum of the sentence will be pronounced shortly, according to the sources.