A Jaunpur Court awarded capital punishment to Bangladesh national Obadur Rahman alias Babu Bhai for his complicity in the bomb attack on Shramjeevi Express near Jaunpur that left 14 dead and scores injured in August, 2005.
Additional District and Session Justice (First) Budhiram Yadav passed this order on Wednesday afternoon. Besides the death sentence, the court also imposed a fine of Rs10.30 lakh on Rahman, who is the second ultra in this case to be handed out capital punishment.
Earlier, Alamgir was given capital punishment by the same court on July 30 last and he is presently in Naini Jail of Allahabad.
As soon as the court assembled on Wednesday and Rahman was produced, the judge pronounced the death sentence. Rahman was later taken to the jail amidst tight security. His lawyer claimed that they would now appeal against the judgement at a higher court. Convict Babu Bhai was brought to Jaunpur jail from Murshidabad jail of Bengal on May 9, 2006.
In the blast in Shramjeevi Express between Harpalganj (Singramau) and Koiripuri (Sultanpur) railway stations, 14 passengers were killed while 90 others were injured. During the probe, investigators zeroed in on terrorists Obadur Rahman alias Babu Bhai (Bangladesh), Nafiqul Vishwas (Murshidabad), Sohag Khan alias Hilal alias Hilaluddin (Bangladesh), Mohammnad Alamgir alias Roni (Bangladesh), Doctor Saeed and Gulam Rajdani involved in the blast.
While Doctor Saeed is yet to be traced, another accused Ghulam Rajdhani died in an encounter with the police. The plan for executing the nefarious design was done in Rajshahi in Bangladesh. The police arrested Obadur Rahman, Hillaluddin and Nafiqul Vishwas and lodged them in Jaunpur jail. Another ultra Mohammad Alamgir alias Roni was arrested in 2007 and has been languishing in Tihar Jail, Delhi.