A Delhi court has sentenced six HuJI men to life imprisonment for plotting to kidnap cricket icons Sachin Tendulkar and Saurav Ganguly in 2002. The convicts, including 3 Pakistanis, also planned to attack Bhabha Atomic Research Centre and assassinate former President A P J Abdul Kalam. Pronouncing the judgement, Additional Sessions Judge Pinki said the punishment must send a clear message that India is not, nor will it become a safe haven for terrorists. The court accepted the Delhi police's plea to award the maximum sentence to them under the POTA for plotting to kidnap the cricketers and for involving in anti-national activities. The court said terrorism is a unique crime. It has no equals. The 3 convicts from Pakistan are Tariq Mohammed, Arshad Khan and Ashfaq Ahmed. Besides them, three Indians — Mufti Israr, Ghulam Qadir Bhatt and Ghulam Mohd Dar — were also held guilty in the case. The police had alleged that the convicts wanted to secure the release of two HuJI terrorists Nasarullah Langrial and Abdul Rahim, now in jail.