2004 Jalna Mosque bomb attack
| 2004 Jalna Mosque bomb attack | |
|---|---|
  Jalna Jalna (India) | |
| Location | Jalna, Maharashtra, India |
| Coordinates | 19°50′53″N 75°53′20″E / 19.848°N 75.889°E |
| Date | 27 August 2004 1.45 PM (+8 GMT) |
| Target | Praying Muslim civilians[1] |
Attack type | Bombing[1] |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 18 |
The 2004 Jalna Mosque bomb attack involved two separate crude bomb explosions at local mosques in Jalna, Maharashtra on 27 August 2004.[1][2] According to senior police officers, the first blast occurred at Kadriya Masjid in Jalna at 1:45 pm, and the second explosion happened just 15 minutes later at another mosque on the outskirts of Poorna town in Parbhani district.[3] The attacks took place during Friday prayers and resulted in 18 people being injured.[4] On 18 July 2012, all seven accused were acquitted by a district and sessions court due to lack of evidence.[5]
Trial and Accused
[edit]Prime accused Rakesh Dhawade and his five accomplices were produced before Judge K Y Tenge.
According to the prosecution, Dhawade, who hails from Pune, and his accomplices - Yogendra Deshpande, Gururaj Jayra Tutewar, Rahul Manohar Pande, Sanjay, Maroti Wagh, and Vittalrao Chowdhari - all residents of Nanded, on August 27, 2004, allegedly hurled a crude bomb in Qadariya Masjid during Friday prayer. Twelve persons were injured in the blast.[2]
On the first day of the hearing, the court recorded the statements of four witnesses.
Dhawade and others are also accused in the Nanded, Parbhani, and Malegaon blast cases.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "'Bomb blasts' at Indian mosques". BBC News. 27 August 2004. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ a b c "Hearing in Jalna Mosque Bomb Blast Case Begins". Outlook. 7 December 2010. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ Chaudhary, Praveen Kumar (2011). Communal Crimes and National Integration: A Socio-legal Study. Readworthy. p. 108. ISBN 9789350180402. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Bomb attacks, arson in Maharashtra; 18 hurt". The Tribune (Chandigarh). Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Lack of proof bails out 7 Jalna blast suspects". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
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