This is the sixth charge sheet filed by the special cell in connection with the 2008 serial blasts that had claimed 26 lives and left 135 people injured.
The two separate charge sheets were filed in connection with the blasts at Karol Bagh, which claimed 21 lives and left 64 injured, and the twin explosions at Greater Kailash here. Nine people were injured in the twin blasts at M-block market in Greater Kailash-I.
"From the investigation conducted so far, it is revealed that accused Yasin Bhatkal and Asadullah Akhtar. Along with other arrested/wanted members of banned terrorist outfit IM were part of conspiracy for blasts in Delhi on September 13, 2008 at various places including at Gaffar Market, Karol Bagh resulted in waging war against the nation, carrying out unlawful activities as terrorist group in Delhi," it said.
Detailing the roles of the accused, the special cell said that Yasin Bhatkal had disclosed that in last week of August 2008, Riyaz Bhatkal had asked him to make "boat-type explosive box" for the serial blasts and accordingly, he purchased nails and aluminium sheets from a hardware shop at Udupi in Karnataka.
It also claimed that Yasin has told the police that Riyaz had given him gelatine rods to prepare the explosives.
Updated on: April 03, 2014 20:22 IST
