2008 Ahmedabad bombings

2008 Ahmedabad bombings
LocationAhmedabad, Gujarat, India
Date26 July 2008 (2008-07-26)
18:45 – 19:55[1] (IST)
Attack type
Bombing[2]
Deaths56[3]
Injured200[4]
PerpetratorIndian Mujahideen
Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami
Accused77 (of which 28 were acquitted)
Convicted49 (See list below)
VerdictAll 49 convicts found guilty on 18 February 2022[5]
Convictions
  • Murder
  • Attempted murder
  • Property damage

The 2008 Ahmedabad bombings were a series of 21 bomb blasts that hit Ahmedabad, India, on 26 July 2008, within a span of 70 minutes. Fifty-six people were killed and over 200 people were injured.[3][4] Ahmedabad is the cultural and commercial heart of Gujarat state and a large part of western India. The blasts were considered to be of low intensity and were similar to the Bangalore blasts, Karnataka which occurred the day before.[6][7][8] This bombings were done by Pakistani Islamic Terrorist group Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami.[9]

Several TV channels had received an e-mail from a terror outfit called Indian Mujahideen claiming responsibility for the terror attacks;[10][11] Islamic militant group Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami, however, has claimed responsibility for the attacks.[12] The Gujarat police arrested the suspected mastermind, Mufti Abu Bashir, along with nine others, in connection to the bombings.[13]

In a verdict given by Ahmedabad special court in February 2022, of the 77 accused, 28 were acquitted for lack of evidence, 11 were sentenced to life imprisonment and 38 were sentenced to death.[14][15]

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  5. ^ "India court sentences 38 to death over 2008 Ahmedabad bombings". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
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  8. ^ "Five persons injured in Jharkhand blast". NDTV. 27 July 2008. Archived from the original on 30 July 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2008.
  9. ^ "Islamic Terrorism". 2 August 2008. Archived from the original on 2 August 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  10. ^ "16 blasts in Ahmedabad; 49 dead, 145 injured". India Today Group. Living Media. 27 July 2008. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2008.
  11. ^ Das, Rathin; A. Sharan (26 July 2008). "29 killed as 17 blasts rock Ahmedabad". Hindustan Times. HT Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
  12. ^ "India blasts toll up to 37". CNN. 27 July 2008. Archived from the original on 2 August 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2008.
  13. ^ Abu Bashir behind Ahmedabad blasts: Police
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  15. ^ Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (18 February 2022). "Indian court sentences 38 people to death over 2008 bombings". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

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