New Delhi, Dec 24: The NIA has decided not to challenge the bail granted to Swami Aseemanand, the main accused in Samjhauta Express blasts case, in which 68 persons were killed.
“The Punjab and Haryana High Court passed an order on August 28, 2014 granting bail to one of the accused Naba Kumar Sarkar alias Swami Aseemanand subject to certain conditions. The written order dated May 1, 2015 of the Punjab and Haryana High Court was received by the NIA on May 5, 2015, which was examined by the NIA in consultation with their legal division,” Minister of State for Home Affairs Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary said in Rajya Sabha.
In written reply to a question, Chaudhary said it was decided by the NIA not to file SLP in the Supreme Court against the order dated August 28, 2014 of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, since in their opinion, there were no legal grounds to challenge the order.
Two bomb blasts occurred in the Delhi-Lahore Samjhauta Express train near Panipat on February 18, 2007 in which 68 persons were killed and 12 others were injured.
