Law Kumar Mishra
Patna, December 17
A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Friday sentenced three Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terrorists to life imprisonment and jailed five others for 10 years in connection with a blast at the Bodh Gaya temple complex in 2018.
Eight Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh terrorists were convicted on December 10, the official said.
A press note issued by the NIA said Paigambar Sheikh, Ahmad Ali, Nur Alam Momin have been awarded life imprisonment, while Adil Sheikh, Dilwar Hossain, Abdul Karim, Mustafizur Rahman and Arif Hussain have been awarded 10 years rigorous imprisonment.
The case was registered in February 2018 in connection with planting three IEDs in and around the Bodh Gaya temple complex premises.
After investigation, a charge sheet was filed against three accused in September 2018. A supplementary charge sheet against the remaining six accused was filed in January 2019, the NIA said.
Further trial against one remaining charge-sheeted accused continues, the press note added.
