2004 Jalna Mosque bomb attack
| 2004 Jalna Mosque bomb attack | |
|---|---|
Jalna (India) | |
| Location | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Jalna, Maharashtra, India |
| Date | 27 August 2004 1.45 PM (+8 GMT) |
| Target | Praying Muslim civilians[1] |
Attack type | Bombing[1] |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 18 |
The 2004 Jalna Mosque bomb attack involved two separate crude bomb explosions at local mosques in Jalna, Maharashtra on 27 August 2004.[1][2] According to senior police officers, the first blast occurred at Kadriya Masjid in Jalna at 1:45 pm, and the second explosion happened just 15 minutes later at another mosque on the outskirts of Poorna town in Parbhani district.[3] The attacks took place during Friday prayers and resulted in 18 people being injured.[4] On 18 July 2012, all seven accused were acquitted by a district and sessions court due to lack of evidence.[5]
Trial and Accused
[edit | edit source]Prime accused Rakesh Dhawade and his five accomplices were produced before Judge K Y Tenge.
According to the prosecution, Dhawade, who hails from Pune, and his accomplices - Yogendra Deshpande, Gururaj Jayra Tutewar, Rahul Manohar Pande, Sanjay, Maroti Wagh, and Vittalrao Chowdhari - all residents of Nanded, on 27 August 2004, allegedly hurled a crude bomb in Qadariya Masjid during Friday prayer. Twelve persons were injured in the blast.[2]
On the first day of the hearing, the court recorded the statements of four witnesses.[citation needed]
Dhawade and others are also accused in the Nanded, Parbhani, and Malegaon blast cases.[2]
References
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