A bomb blast occurred in Lajpat Nagar market in Delhi on 21 May 1996,[1][2] killing 13 civilians and injuring 39 others.[3] The blast was followed a day later by the 1996 Dausa blast.[2] Six members of the militant organisation Jammu Kashmir Islamic (Liberation) Front were convicted for the blasts.[4][5] A police investigation discovered that the bombers were in close contact with the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence.[6][7] In April 2012, the court awarded a death sentence to Mohammed Naushad, Mohammed Ali Bhatt and Mirza Nissar Hussain. Javed Ahmed Khan was sentenced to life imprisonment, while Farooq Ahmed Khan and Farida Dar were released by the court, adding that their imprisonment served during the trial was their punishment.[8][4] In November 2012, Delhi High Court acquitted Mohammed Ali Bhatt and Mirza Nissar Hussain, and commuted the death penalty of Mirza Nissar Hussain to life imprisonment.[9]
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- ^ "6 accused from J&K convicted - Early Times Newspaper Jammu Kashmir". Earlytimes.in. 21 May 1996. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ The Politics of Counterterrorism in India: Strategic Intelligence and National Security in South Asia, p.194, Prem Mahadevan, I.B.Tauris, 2011
- ^ "Trail to Pakistan". India Today. 30 March 1998. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Trio on death row for blast in Delhi". Telegraph. 23 April 2010. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "HC acquits two in death row for 1996 Delhi blasts". Firstpost. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2018.