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Updated On: 21 June, 2010 08:54 AM IST | | Imran Gowhar
Release of Pune blast accused delayed as his family could not find two Mumbaikars who will stand as his guarantors
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Release of Pune blast accused delayed as his family could not find two Mumbaikars who will stand as his guarantors
Celebrations in Bhaktal have been put on hold as the return of Abdul Samad Bhatkal has been delayed due to the want of not one, but two Mumbaikars who will standu00a0 as guarantors.
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As he has no relatives living in Mumbai, Samad's family is finding it difficult to get him out.
While granting him bail, the court had ordered Samad to pay a surety of Rs 25,000.
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The procedure mandates that apart from paying a surety, the accused would also have to get a person's standing guarantee. This person would in turn be liable if the accused fails to adhere to the bail terms.
Samad's uncle Mohammed Yakub Siddibaba and Inayath, a close family friend have been camping in Mumbai.
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"We had no one who would come forward to stand guarantee. The problem came up because the guarantor needs to be a Mumbai resident," said Inayath.
Family sources added that after much ado, they managed to find a person, but there had been some delay with regard to the verification of his documents.
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"The police are checking records and don't want any trouble, since the case is high profile," a family member said.
Samad's lawyer Mubin Solkar has told the family that the verification is expected to take another day, following which Samad would be released.
Moreover, they will also need to find another person since one person can give surety for only Rs 15,000.
It may be recalled that the Maharashtra ATS had claimed a breakthrough in this year's Pune German Bakery blast, which claimed 17 lives, with the arrest of Samad.
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But they were left red faced with a court granting bail to Samad on June 15, stating that no evidence was found against him.
Celebrations in Bhaktal have been put on hold as the return of Abdul Samad Bhatkal has been delayed due to the want of not one, but two Mumbaikars who will standu00a0 as guarantors.
u00a0
As he has no relatives living in Mumbai, Samad's family is finding it difficult to get him out.
While granting him bail, the court had ordered Samad to pay a surety of Rs 25,000.
u00a0
The procedure mandates that apart from paying a surety, the accused would also have to get a person's standing guarantee. This person would in turn be liable if the accused fails to adhere to the bail terms.
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| The court had ordered Samad to pay a surety of Rs 25,000 and get a local's standing guarantee. |
Samad's uncle Mohammed Yakub Siddibaba and Inayath, a close family friend have been camping in Mumbai.
u00a0
"We had no one who would come forward to stand guarantee. The problem came up because the guarantor needs to be a Mumbai resident," said Inayath.
Family sources added that after much ado, they managed to find a person, but there had been some delay with regard to the verification of his documents.
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"The police are checking records and don't want any trouble, since the case is high profile," a family member said.
Samad's lawyer Mubin Solkar has told the family that the verification is expected to take another day, following which Samad would be released.
Moreover, they will also need to find another person since one person can give surety for only Rs 15,000.
It may be recalled that the Maharashtra ATS had claimed a breakthrough in this year's Pune German Bakery blast, which claimed 17 lives, with the arrest of Samad.
u00a0
But they were left red faced with a court granting bail to Samad on June 15, stating that no evidence was found against him.
| Abdul Samad's Arrest |
| The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) had arrested Samad from Mangalore. The sleuths had pitched camp in Mangalore for four days and the chartered aircraft kept ready to fly him to Mumbai for investigation. The intelligence officials had tapped the telephone at Samad's home in Bhatkal village, nearly 40 km from Mangalore city. Read Next Story Trending StoriesLatest Photos |
