A special court in Jaipur on Tuesday sentenced four convicts to life imprisonment in connection with the 2008 serial bomb blasts that rocked the city, killing and injuring dozens. Special Public Prosecutor Sagar Tiwari confirmed the sentencing, stating, “Court has pronounced life imprisonment to all four accused Mohd Sarwar, Saifur Rehman, Saif, and Shahbaz. The court has said that this incident does not only affect a specific person but it’s an attack on nation’s sovereignty and integrity.”
VIDEO| A Jaipur special court on Tuesday sentenced four convicts to life imprisonment in connection with the 2008 Jaipur serial bomb blasts case.
Special Public Prosecutor Sagar Tiwari says, “Court has pronounced life imprisonment to all four accused Mohd Sarwar, Saifur Rehman,… pic.twitter.com/DLqNP6Hfp5
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He also noted that the defence requested that the punishment already served in related cases be considered as part of the sentence. “The other side demanded that the punishment served in old connected matters should now be set off, but we informed the court about Supreme Court’s decision that the provision of set off is not applicable in such cases,” he said.
The verdict comes 17 years after the coordinated bombings, which had triggered nationwide outrage and led to a high-profile investigation.
Saif-Ur-Rehman, Mohammed Saif, Mohammed Salman, and Sarwar Azmi were initially sentenced to death in December 2019 for their involvement in the 2008 Jaipur serial blasts. However, the Rajasthan High Court overturned the verdict in March 2023. The state government and blast victims challenged that decision by filing special leave petitions in the Supreme Court, where the matter is still under consideration.
