INDIA: HIGH COURT CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCES
the Indian High Court confirmed the death sentences of Chand Khan alias Shaanmiya, Mufti Abdul Qayyum Mansuri and Adam Ajmeri for helping two militants who attacked the Akshardham temple in 2002. These three were sentenced to death by a Pota court on July
the Indian High Court confirmed the death sentences of Chand Khan alias Shaanmiya, Mufti Abdul Qayyum Mansuri and Adam Ajmeri for helping two militants who attacked the Akshardham temple in 2002. These three were sentenced to death by a Pota court on July 1, 2006. Their appeal is pending before the Supreme Court, which has stayed the death penalty.
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- (Sources: Times of India, 02/03/2011)