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Mahesh Langa

49 convicted, 28 acquitted in 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case

Police personnel stand guard outside Session Court during verdict day in the case related to the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts, in Ahmedabad, Tuesday, February 8, 2022. (Source: PTI)

After a protracted trial that lasted almost 13 years, a special court on Tuesday delivered its verdict, holding 49 guilty in the 2008 serial blasts case in which Ahmedabad was rocked by a series of bomb blasts that left 56 dead and 200 injured.

The court acquitted 28 other accused. As many as 77 faced trial in the case.

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