Gorakhpur temple assault: ATS court docket fingers dying sentence to accused Ahmed Murtaza Abbasi

Express News Service

LUCKNOW: An anti-terror court docket in Lucknow, on Monday, awarded dying penalty to Ahmad Murtaza Abbasi, who was convicted for attacking a safety employees at Gorakhpur’s Gorakhnath temple with a sharp-edged weapon in April, final 12 months.

Abbasi was convicted by the particular ATS court docket choose Vivekananda Sharan Pandey in Lucknow on Saturday. An Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) graduate, Abbasi had tried to forcibly enter the Gorakhnath Muthh premises of which UP CM Yogi Adityanath is head priest, on April 3, final 12 months.

In the assault, two constables of the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) had been injured. However, the attacker was overpowered by the safety personnel and arrested. The Uttar Pradesh ATS had carried out the investigation in reference to the incident

According to the FIR lodged by head constable Vinay Kumar Mishra on April 4, final 12 months whereas he was guarding Gate #1 of the temple as safety in-charge, Abbasi attacked his companion constable Anil Kumar Paswan with a sickle injuring him and tried to enter the temple forcibly. When different safety guards stopped him, he additionally injured one other sepoy Gopal Gaur and began chanting non secular slogans whereas brandishing the sickle.

The FIR had additionally stated that lastly Abbasi was overpowered and his weapon together with along with his laptop computer and a few radical literature in Urdu was recovered.

Prashant Kumar, Additional Director General of Police (ADG-Law and Order), had claimed that there may very well be a terror angle behind the incident. The Uttar Pradesh Home Department had additionally termed the incident as part of a deep conspiracy saying that it may very well be a terror incident.

Later the investigation was handed over to UP ATS and investigation Officer Deputy SP Sanjai Verma filed the chargesheet within the case after the investigation.

The state authorities had organized a lawyer for the accused who continued to say that he attacked the safety guards as he was mentally unstable however didn’t substantiate it. The testimony of 27 witnesses led to Abbasi’s conviction within the case.

LUCKNOW: An anti-terror court docket in Lucknow, on Monday, awarded dying penalty to Ahmad Murtaza Abbasi, who was convicted for attacking a safety employees at Gorakhpur’s Gorakhnath temple with a sharp-edged weapon in April, final 12 months.

Abbasi was convicted by the particular ATS court docket choose Vivekananda Sharan Pandey in Lucknow on Saturday. An Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) graduate, Abbasi had tried to forcibly enter the Gorakhnath Muthh premises of which UP CM Yogi Adityanath is head priest, on April 3, final 12 months.

In the assault, two constables of the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) had been injured. However, the attacker was overpowered by the safety personnel and arrested. The Uttar Pradesh ATS had carried out the investigation in reference to the incident

According to the FIR lodged by head constable Vinay Kumar Mishra on April 4, final 12 months whereas he was guarding Gate #1 of the temple as safety in-charge, Abbasi attacked his companion constable Anil Kumar Paswan with a sickle injuring him and tried to enter the temple forcibly. When different safety guards stopped him, he additionally injured one other sepoy Gopal Gaur and began chanting non secular slogans whereas brandishing the sickle.

The FIR had additionally stated that lastly Abbasi was overpowered and his weapon together with along with his laptop computer and a few radical literature in Urdu was recovered.

Prashant Kumar, Additional Director General of Police (ADG-Law and Order), had claimed that there may very well be a terror angle behind the incident. The Uttar Pradesh Home Department had additionally termed the incident as part of a deep conspiracy saying that it may very well be a terror incident.

Later the investigation was handed over to UP ATS and investigation Officer Deputy SP Sanjai Verma filed the chargesheet within the case after the investigation.

The state authorities had organized a lawyer for the accused who continued to say that he attacked the safety guards as he was mentally unstable however didn’t substantiate it. The testimony of 27 witnesses led to Abbasi’s conviction within the case.