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2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case: Court pronounces death sentence for 49 convicts

A special Gujarat court pronounced death sentence to 38 out of 49 convicts in the Ahmedabad serial bomb blast case today. Eleven other convicts have been awarded life imprisonment.

The deat sentence to the 38 convicts has been awarded under section 302of the Indian penal Code (IPC) and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

Earlier on February 8, a Gujarat court convicted 49 accused and acquitted 28 others in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blast case.

Within a span of 70 minutes as many as 21 bomb blasts had taken place in Ahmedabad on July 26, 2008. The terror attack had led to the death of 56 people who were killed at various places in the city due to the bomb blasts and over 200 people were also injured.

The Islamic militant group, Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami, had claimed responsibility for the attacks. (ANI)

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