Pota court begins trial in temple attack case
The special Pota court began proceedings in the Akshardham temple attack case on Thursday.

Public prosecutors H.M. Dhruv, Sudhir Brahmabhatt and Umesh Trivedi stated the details of the chargesheet filed against the accused by the investigating officer.

The conspiracy to carry out the attack was hatched in Jeddah, Riyadh during March-April 2002 where Rashid Ajmeri along with 14 other accused in the case had expressed deep concern over the loss of Muslim lives and property during the Gujarat riots.

The accused had links with hardcore terrorist organisations like the Jaish-e-Mohammad Tanzeem, Lashkar-e-Tayyeba and the ISI.

Financial aid was sought for a plan to retaliate against loss of Muslim lives in the riots by screening provocative video tapes in a gathering of prominent personalities and Muslim clerics in Riyadh, the public prosecutors contended.

The special court will continue the proceedings of the case on December 26.

Republished from The Asian Age