2004 Jalna Mosque bomb attack

2004 Jalna Mosque bomb attack
Jalna Jalna (India)
Location	Jalna, Maharashtra, India
Coordinates	19°50′53″N75°53′20″E / 19.848°N 75.889°E / 19.848; 75.889
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

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

1. "'Bomb blasts' at Indian mosques". BBC News . 27 August 2004. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
2. "Hearing in Jalna Mosque Bomb Blast Case Begins". Outlook. 7 December 2010. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
3. Chaudhary, Praveen Kumar (2011). Communal Crimes and National Integration: A Socio-legal Study. Readworthy. p. 108. ISBN   9789350180402 . Retrieved 18 August 2016.
4. "Bomb attacks, arson in Maharashtra; 18 hurt". The Tribune (Chandigarh) . Retrieved 18 August 2016.
5. "Lack of proof bails out 7 Jalna blast suspects". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.