Gokul Chat-Lumbini Park twin bomb blast case: Verdict Postponed

Hyderabad, Aug 27: In the latest update, The Nampally court here on Monday posted the verdict in the Gokul Chat-Lumbini Park twin bomb blast case to September 4.

The judgment order was yet to be ready in the case.

All the five suspects in the case were produced before the court through a video conference and examined. They are currently lodged in the Central Prison in Cherlapally. Officials said due to security issues, the suspects were produced through virtual medium.

It has been 11 years since the otherwise calm city of Hyderabad witnessed a nightmare in the form of the twin blasts at the famous Gokul Chat Bhandar in Koti and the Lumbini Park just a few metres away from the Secretariat.

It was late evening on August 25, 2007, that two bombs exploded almost simultaneously in the capital city.

A total of 42 people were killed in the twin blasts, while over 50 persons were injured. Two more bombs were defused in other parts of the city. A day after the blasts, police discovered 19 unexploded bombs, most of them fitted with timers and placed in plastic bags at bus stops, cinemas, road junctions and pedestrian bridges and near a public water fountain too.

Since the blasts occurred at places popular among the general public on weekends, the victims of the blasts were people from different backgrounds, including children, students and women.

The case was investigated by the Counter Intelligence police of the state. The CI officials had filed charge sheet against seven persons of the Indian Mujahideen (IM) in connection with the case.