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Saturday, Sep 09, 2006

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Life imprisonment for 16 in Sadar Bazar riot case

Staff Reporter

Police had initially charge-sheeted 18 accused in the case One of them died during the trial while another is absconding

NEW DELHI: A fast track court here on Friday sentenced 16 persons to life imprisonment, holding them guilty of killing eight persons in a communal riot at Idgah in the Sadar Bazar area of the Capital in November 1990.

Sentencing the convicts -- Nawabuddin, Mohammed Nasir, Tahir Asad, Asad Ali, Azim, Israel, Balo, Abdul Shahid, Shahabuddin, Sabir, Mohammed Ayub, Mohammed Ayub, Mohammed Rashid, Mohammed Arif, Salauddin and Nawab Salauddin -- Additional Sessions Judge N. P. Kaushik said the prosecution had been able to prove the case beyond all reasonable doubts against them.

The court had on September 1 held them guilty of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, attempt-to-murder under Section 307, rioting (Section 147), unlawful assembly (Section 149), mischief (Section 427) and mischief by fire or by explosive substance (Section 436).

The riot had broken out following inflammatory speeches by leaders of two communities at a meeting organised at Idgah Park to condemn the foiled attempt to barge into the disputed religious site at Ayodhya, the charge sheet said.

However, the police had let off the leaders who had allegedly used inflammatory words in their addresses at the meeting. The police had initially charge-sheeted 18 accused in the case. One of them died during the trial while another is absconding.

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