6 HuJI men guilty of Sachin,Sourav kidnap plot

Six HuJI militants,including three Pakistanis,were held guilty by a Delhi court.

Six HuJI militants,including three Pakistanis,were on Friday held guilty by a Delhi court for conspiring to kidnap cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly in 2002 to secure release of two jailed terrorists.

Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Pinki pronounced the verdict in the case in which the convicts were also accused of plotting to assassinate former President A P J Abdul Kalam during his visit to Patna in 2002.

The Delhi Police had also charged them with conspiring to attack the Bhaba Atomic Research Centre in Mumbai.

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The three Pakistan-based militants Tariq Mohammed,Arshad Khan and Ashfaq Ahmed and two Indians Mufti Israr and Ghulam Qadir Bhatt were held guilty under the anti-terror POTA (Prevention of Terrorism Act),which has been repealed.

Sixth accused Ghulam Mohd Dar,who was out on bail,was taken into custody with the pronouncement of the verdict. The court fixed January 7 as the date for hearing the arguments on quantum of sentence.

The accused faced trial for offences of collecting arms with the intention to wage war against the government and conspiring to commit certain offences against the state.

Besides POTA,the accused were charged under the Arms Act and the three Pakistanis were also tried under the Foreigners Act for trespassing into India.

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