In Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, a sessions court has sentenced two men, one of whom is from Bangladesh, to death for their involvement in the 2005 Shramjeevi Express train blast. The blast resulted in the deaths of at least 14 people and left 62 others injured. The convicts, Hilal alias Hilaluddin and Nafikul Vishwas, were found guilty on December 23 and were also fined Rs 5 lakh each.
The court of additional sessions court judge Rajesh Kumar Rai handed down the death sentences. Hilaluddin, a resident of Bangladesh, was responsible for planting the bomb on the train, while Nafikul Biswas, a resident of West Bengal, aided him in the crime. This incident marked the second time that individuals involved in the Shramjeevi train blast have been given a death sentence, with two others receiving the same punishment in 2016.
The two convicts are currently incarcerated in Hyderabad jail for another offense. The final hearings in their case dragged on for six years due to numerous adjournments. Stringent security measures were put in place by the local administration, and the convicts were transported to jail in a police vehicle following the court’s announcement of the sentencing.
The explosion occurred at around 5:00 pm on July 28, 2005, when a coach of the Patna-New Delhi train was ripped apart near the Jaunpur station in Uttar Pradesh. The prosecution revealed that RDX was placed in the coach’s toilet. RDX has been utilized in various terrorist attacks in the country, including the Ayodhya train bombing in June 2000. Witnesses reported that two young men boarded the train at Jaunpur with a white suitcase. Shortly after, they jumped off the moving train without their suitcase, and the explosion took place a few minutes later.
In summary, a sessions court in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, sentenced two men to death for their involvement in the 2005 Shramjeevi Express train blast, which resulted in 14 deaths and 62 injuries. Hilal alias Hilaluddin and Nafikul Vishwas were found guilty on December 23 and were also fined Rs 5 lakh each. This marked the second time individuals have been sentenced to death for their role in the train blast, with two others receiving the same punishment in 2016. The two convicts are currently in jail in Hyderabad for another offense, and the final hearings in their case lasted six years due to several adjournments. The explosion occurred on July 28, 2005, near the Jaunpur station, and RDX was used in the attack. Two men were reported to have boarded the train with a suitcase before jumping off, and the explosion occurred shortly after.