Jaipur High Court acquits three Srinagar residents after 23 years, family demands compensation

The trio had never been released on parole or bail.
Jaipur High Court acquitted three resident of Srinagar booked in Lajpat Nagar and Samleti bomb blast cases on July 24, 2019. Mubashir Khan/GK
Jaipur High Court acquitted three resident of Srinagar booked in Lajpat Nagar and Samleti bomb blast cases on July 24, 2019. Mubashir Khan/GK

Jaipur High Court has acquitted three resident of Srinagarbooked in Lajpat Nagar and Samleti bomb blast cases which took place in1996. 

The acquitted people were identified as Lateef Ahmad Waza,Mirza Nisar Hussain and Ali Muhammad Bhatt, all residents of Srinagar city.

While acquitting them and two others, the Rajasthan HighCourt said the prosecution had failed to provide evidence of conspiracy.

It said that the prosecution could not establish any linkbetween them and the main accused.

The trio had never been released on parole or bail.

Ifkhtar Mirza, elder brother of Mirza Nisar Hussain, toldGreater Kashmir that the government should provide compensation to the family.

"Government should provide us the compensation for last 25 years," Mirza said.

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