Special NIA court sentenced two SIMI activists for life imprisonment and fined Rs 1000 each. The three of the five accused died in an encounter while trying to escape prison. The accused were sentenced in the court of Mukesh Kumar to 10 years of imprisonment for case under section 395 and 397 of the IPC and fined Rs 1000 each.The two SIMI activists who were sentenced were Abu Faizal and Iqrar Shaikh.
Considering the evidence presented by the prosecution and the arguments made by the court, the accused were punished strictly. The witnesses were identified by Iqrar Sheikh. The fingerprints of accused Abu Faizal were obtained from the scene of the incident, during the investigation, fingerprints were examined which was confirmed.The case was of district Dewas which was transferred to Bhopal for consideration by the High Court Jabalpur.