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Life imprisonment for Tunda in 1996 Sonepat blasts case

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Life imprisonment for Tunda in 1996 Sonepat blasts case
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Abdul Karim Tunda has been awarded life imprisonment today in the 1996 Sonepat bomb blasts case, along with a fine of one lakh. The court of Additional District and Sessions judge Dr Sushil Kumar Garg pronounced life sentence to Tunda, a day after it found him guilty, Tunda's counsel Ashish Vats said. Tunda, 75 will now be lodged in the Dasna jail in Ghaziabad as numerous cases are pending against him in other parts of the country as well, Vats said. "Abdul Karim Tunda was yesterday held guilty under Section 307 (attempt to murder) and 120 B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 3 of the Explosive Substances Act (punishment for causing explosion likely to endanger life or property)," he said. At least 15 persons were injured in twin blasts in Sonepat in December 1996. One of the blasts took place near a cinema hall, while the other near a sweets shop. Tunda, suspected LeT bomb expert, was arrested from the Indo-Nepal border at Banbasa on August 16, 2013. Tunda was one of the 20 terrorists India had asked Pakistan to hand over after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. -PTC News-
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