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Ahmedabad Serial Blasts: Supreme Court Stays Death Penalty of Mohammad Tanveer
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News18•19-10-2026, 20:30
Ahmedabad Serial Blasts: Supreme Court Stays Death Penalty of Mohammad Tanveer
- •The Supreme Court has stayed the death sentence of Indian Mujahideen member Mohammad Tanveer, convicted for the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts.
- •The 2008 serial blasts involved 21 explosions across Ahmedabad within 70 minutes, resulting in 56 deaths and over 200 injuries.
- •A bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta, and Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh agreed to hear Tanveer petition challenging the Gujarat High Court ruling.
- •The apex court directed the Gujarat government and the jail superintendent to submit probation reports and prison conduct details within eight weeks.
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The Supreme Court stayed the death sentence of Indian Mujahideen member Mohammad Tanveer, who was convicted for his involvement in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts, and agreed to hear his petition.
The 21 bomb blasts, which occurred within 70 minutes across Ahmedabad on July 26, 2008, claimed 56 lives and left more than 200 people injured.
The apex court instructed the Gujarat government to submit all probation officers' reports concerning Tanveer within eight weeks, along with a report from the jail superintendent detailing his prison work and conduct.
