The Supreme Court today stayed the death sentence of two terrorists in the daring Akshardham temple attack in which 33 persons were killed. It sought Gujarat Government's response to a plea for a re-investigationby CBI or any other independent probe agency. The apex court also issued notice to the GujaratGovernment on the appeal of death row convicts–Adambhai Sulemanbhai Ajmeri, Abdul Kayum andtwo others who alleged that tainted IPS officer D Vanzara, arrested in connection with the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case, had falsely implicated them in the September 22, 2002 attack in Ahmedabad.
News On AIR | September 6, 2010 8:57 PM
SC stays death sentence of two terrorists involved in Akshardham temple attack