LeT bomb expert Tunda discharged in two cases

Top LeT bomb expert Abdul Karim Tunda was on Thursday discharged by a Delhi court in connection with two separate blast cases lodged in 1997 in which one person was killed and several others were injured. The 73-year-old Tunda, one of the 20 terrorists India had asked Pakistan to hand over after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, was discharged by the court which said there was no prima facie evidence against him to proceed.

Last month, Tunda was discharged by another court in a case registered under the stringent provisions of Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) and under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). However, he will have to remain in jail as there is one more case pending against him in Delhi.

The two cases in which Tunda was on Thursday discharged by Additional Sessions Judge Reetesh Singh pertains to a blast in Karol Bagh on October 28, 1997 and two blasts in Sadar Bazaar on October 1, 1997.In the Karol Bagh blast case, one person was killed while several others were injured and a bomb was also recovered by the police.