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- ↑ 1996 Raj bus blast: Court awards death to 1, life term to 6 - Times of India
- ↑ Death sentence upheld by Rajasthan court in bomb blast case
- ↑ Court awards death to one, life term to 6 in 1996 blast case - The Economic Times
- ↑ 1996 bus bombing: Trial court re-confirms death sentence to accused | The Indian Express
- 1 2 Bandikui court sentences one to death, six others to life imprisonment in 1996 Dausa bus bomb blast | The Indian Express
- ↑ 1996 Raj bus blast: Court awards death to 1, life term to 6 - Times of India