In a setback to the Delhi Police, two suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives Tehseen Akhtar alias Monu and Zia-ur-Rehman were discharged by a lower court on Friday. They were accused in a case relating to the terror group’s conspiracy to carry out strike in Delhi.
The two were discharged due to lack of evidence against them. Akhtar and Zia-ur-Rehman, Pakistani nationals, were alleged to be the IM India chief after the arrest of IM co-founder Yasin Bhatkal.
The court, however, framed charges against five accused under the provisions of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the Explosive Substances Act and under section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC.
The five accused Syed Maqbool, Imran Khan, Asad Khan, Syed Feroz and Irfan Mustafa were put on trial after they pleaded not guilty to the charges framed against them and the court has now fixed the matter for recording of evidence on March 28.
The Special Cell of Delhi Police had chargesheeted these accused alleging that they had conspired to carry out terror strikes in the national capital.
It had alleged that a conspiracy was hatched by the Pune module of the banned terror outfit.