Gandhi Maidan bomb blast case convict Iftekhar Alam released from Beur Jail

Gandhi Maidan bomb blast convict Iftekhar Alam has been released from the Beur Jail on Thursday after he completed his seven years of Jail term.

Patna: Gandhi Maidan bomb blast convict Iftekhar Alam has been released from the Beur Jail on Thursday after he completed his seven years of Jail term.

The NIA court had on November 1 pronounced seven years of imprisonment to Iftikhar, who was lodged in the Beur jail since 2013. Following the Judgement, Iftikhar wrote an application stating that he had served more than the announced punishment as he has been lodged in jail since 2013. Iftikhar had on Wednesday submitted a penalty amount of Rs10,000 to the court. The jail administration released him today after getting direction from the court.

According to the court's judgement, the Iftekhar would have been released on Wednesday itself but it could not happen as he had not paid the fine amount. Iftekhar was convicted of destruction of evidence and sentenced to 7 years in prison in connection with eight-year-old deadly Gandhi Maidan serial blasts.

The Patna Special NIA court on Monday delivered the quantum of punishment. Nine of the ten accused in the serial blasts that took place at the venue of then prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s Hunkar rally in Patna were convicted while one accused, Fakruddin was acquitted due to the lack of evidence against him.

According to the judgement, four accused were to be hanged and two are sentenced to life imprisonment and two to 10 years imprisonment and one accused is sentenced to seven years imprisonment in 2013 Patna’s Gandhi Maidan serial bomb blasts case.

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