2008 Jaipur serial blasts: BJP protests against Gehlot govt over acquittal

The BJP on Saturday held a protest here against the Congress government in Rajasthan blaming it for the acquittal of four accused in the 2008 Jaipur serial bomb blast case in which 71 people were killedThe opposition party alleged that due to the state governments appeasement politics the prosecution did not put up a strong case in the Rajasthan High Court which set aside the 2019 lower court order of capital punishment to the accusedThe acquittal has come as a great shock and the victims are still waiting for justice the BJP saidThe Rajasthan High Court which on Wednesday acquitted the four accused had also pulled up the probe agency for its poor investigation The state government has decided to challenge the high court verdict in the Supreme CourtThe judgment puts a question mark on the intention of the state government which had a weak prosecution in the high court and this led to the acquittal former minister Rajpal Singh said during the dharna at Badi Chaupad one of the sites rocked by the serial blastsHe said that the victims were waiting for justiceThe acquittal is the outcome of the appeasement policy of the Congress government he saidJaipur MP Ramcharan Bohra former BJP state president Arun Chaturvedi Rajya Sabha MP Ghanshyam Tiwari and other leaders were present in the dharna Meanwhile Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot told reporters in Kota that the state government has already decided to file an SLP in the Supreme Court against the high court decisionAlso read Democracy of this country is in danger Rajasthan CM Gehlot slams CentreA lower court in December 2019 awarded death sentences to Mohammad Sarwar Azmi Mohammad Saif Mohammad Salman and Saifur Rahman and acquitted the fifth accused Shahbaz Hussain while giving the benefit of doubt The state government challenged the acquittal of Shahbaz Hussain in the High Court At the same time all four who were awarded capital punishment had filed an appeal against the sentenceA division bench of justices Pankaj Bhandari and Sameer Jain on Wednesday acquitted the four accused The court in its order also confirmed the acquittal of a fifth person Shahbaz Hussain by the trial court It cited shoddy investigation in its verdictJaipur was rocked by serial blasts on May 13 2008 at Manak Chawk Khanda Chandpole Gate Badi Chaupad Chhoti Chaupad Tripolia Gate Johri Bazar and Sanganeri GateThe explosions left 71 people dead and 185 injured One live bomb was recovered near Ramchandra Temple which was defused by a bomb disposal squadThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever