Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Madani : PDP chief Abdul Nazir Madani arrested in 2008 Bangalore Serial Blasts Case


Madani : PDP chief  arrested in  which has been occurred on 25 July 2008 in Bangalore, India. A series of nine bombs exploded in which two people were killed and 20 injured. According to the Bangalore City Police, the blasts were caused by low-intensity crude bombs triggered by timers. The Bangalore Police today on August 17, 2010 (Tuesday) arrested People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Abdul Nasser Madani in connection with his role in the 2008 blast in the city. Just as Madani was leaving his residence-cum-party headquarters to surrender at the court, a contingent of Karnataka and Kerala police arrived and took him into custody. The arrest comes after a warrant was issued by a local court against. Madani is the key accused in the 2008 Bangalore serial bombings.
A Bangalore court June 15 issued an arrest warrant against Madani. The warrant has been extended four times and Tuesday was the last date for Karnataka Police to bring him before the court.
Madani, the 31st accused in the Bangalore bomb blast case, has denied his involvement in the bombing in which in which two people were killed and 20 injured. Earlier, an emotionally charged Madani told reporters that it was a “conspiracy hatched politically”. He reiterated that he was innocent.
The PDP leader, while addressing the media in Kollam, said that he was not involved in Bangalore blasts. He also appealed to party workers to refrain from causing any communal tension.
The states of Karnataka and Kerala have been involved in a bitter war of words over Karnataka Home Minister VS Acharya’s comment that Kerala had not been cooperating on Madani’s arrest. On the other hand Kerala claims that state has been extending all help to Karnataka Police team that is in Kollam to arrest Madani.

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