A Special Court in Lucknow, on 8 January, acquitted Mohd Moinuddin and Alauddin who had been behind bars for 14 long years, waiting for the court’s pronouncement that they were ‘not guilty’. The Special Task Force had apprehended the two from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, on 2 June 1999 and claimed they were on their dirty mission to carry out bomb blasts in the city. The STF had also ‘recovered’ from their possession some heavily destructive weapons like AK 47s, sophisticated rifles in addition to the map of the city. Subsequently, the two were booked under different Sections of the IPC, including the waging a war against the country. But, the police could not substantiate its allegations in the court room, paving way for their acquittal. Earlier, Mohd Amir of Delhi and some others were also acquitted of terrorism charges after having been languished in jail for 13-14 years for the crime of others.
Court Acquits 2 of Terror Charges after 14 Years
A Special Court in Lucknow, on 8 January, acquitted Mohd Moinuddin and Alauddin who had been behind bars for 14 long years, waiting for the court’s pronouncement that they were ‘not guilty’. The Special Task Force had apprehended the two from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, on 2 June 1999 and claimed
