The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has named two more accused in the 2007 Samjhauta Express blasts case, thus taking the total number of accused to seven. In its supplementary charge sheet filed at a special court at Panchkula, the NIA has named Kamal Chauhan, alias Bhai Saab, and Amit alias Ashwani Chauhan, and charged them with murder, conspiracy, and some other serious offences. In its charge sheet, the NIA has accused Chauhan and Amit, who is currently missing, of planting suitcase bombs in the Indo-Pak Samjhauta Express train that claimed 68 lives, mostly Pakistanis, on February 18, 2007. The NIA has said the duo, along with Lokesh Sharma and Samunder, alias Rajender Choudhary, who is also missing, had planted the bombs in the train near Panipat. The remaining five accused charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act are Naba Kumar Sarkar alias Swami Asimanand, Sunil Joshi (now dead), Lokesh Sharma, Sandeep Dange, and Ramchandra Kalasangra alias Ramji. All the seven accused are allegedly linked to Hindu right-wing organisations. NIA has said that Kamal Chauhan had visited Delhi from Indore to select the target for the blasts. They had initially decided on Delhi’s Jama Masjid area, but dropped the plan due to tight security in the communally sensitive locality.
Nia Names 2 More Saffron Terrorists In Samjhauta Case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has named two more accused in the 2007 Samjhauta Express blasts case, thus taking the total number of accused to seven. In its supplementary charge sheet filed at a special court at Panchkula, the NIA has named Kamal Chauhan, alias Bhai Saab, and Amit alias Ashwani Chauhan, and charged them…
