The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the plea of Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT) terrorist Mohammad Arif, alias Ashfaq, seeking review of its judgment awarding death penalty to him in the 2000 Red Fort attack case that left three people, including two Army jawans, dead.
A bench comprising Chief Justice UU Lalit and Justice Bela M Trivedi said that it has accepted the prayers that electronic records be considered.
“We have accepted the prayers that electronic records must be placed in consideration. His guilt is proved. We affirm the view taken by this court and reject the review petition,” the bench said.
Arif was one of the accused, who had entered the Red Fort on December 22, 2000, and had opened indiscriminate firing leading to the death of three.
Six LeT terrorists sneaked into the Red Fort and opened fire at 9 pm on December 22, 2000.
On Dec 26, Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Arif, alias Ashfaq, along with his wife Rehmana Yousuf Farooqui were arrested following an encounter in Jamia Nagar, Delhi, by Special Cell of the Delhi Police.
In the encounter one terrorist was eliminated. Police chargesheeted Ashfaq and 21 others. Eight persons were declared absconders.
In October 2005, trial court convicted Ashfaq with death penalty. His wife and five others were also convicted. Four were acquitted.
In September 2007, Delhi High Court upheld the death sentence to Ashfaq and acquitted the other accused.
The Supreme Court in 2014 also upheld the death sentence.
LeT terrorist Bilal Ahmed Kawa, who planned and the terror attack, was arrested in a joint operation by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police and the Gujarat ATS from Delhi Airport on January 10, 2018, and is facing trial.
It was widely reported that the Red Fort attack was planned by LeT to derail the ongoing India-Pak peace talks in 2000.
Pioneer News Service n New Delhi
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the plea of Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT) terrorist Mohammad Arif, alias Ashfaq, seeking review of its judgment awarding death penalty to him in the 2000 Red Fort attack case that left three people, including two Army jawans, dead.
A bench comprising Chief Justice UU Lalit and Justice Bela M Trivedi said that it has accepted the prayers that electronic records be considered.
“We have accepted the prayers that electronic records must be placed in consideration. His guilt is proved. We affirm the view taken by this court and reject the review petition,” the bench said.
Arif was one of the accused, who had entered the Red Fort on December 22, 2000, and had opened indiscriminate firing leading to the death of three.
Six LeT terrorists sneaked into the Red Fort and opened fire at 9 pm on December 22, 2000.
On Dec 26, Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Arif, alias Ashfaq, along with his wife Rehmana Yousuf Farooqui were arrested following an encounter in Jamia Nagar, Delhi, by Special Cell of the Delhi Police.
In the encounter one terrorist was eliminated. Police chargesheeted Ashfaq and 21 others. Eight persons were declared absconders.
In October 2005, trial court convicted Ashfaq with death penalty. His wife and five others were also convicted. Four were acquitted.
In September 2007, Delhi High Court upheld the death sentence to Ashfaq and acquitted the other accused.
The Supreme Court in 2014 also upheld the death sentence.
LeT terrorist Bilal Ahmed Kawa, who planned and the terror attack, was arrested in a joint operation by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police and the Gujarat ATS from Delhi Airport on January 10, 2018, and is facing trial.
It was widely reported that the Red Fort attack was planned by LeT to derail the ongoing India-Pak peace talks in 2000.
