: 2005 Bengaluru shooting case: NIA court discharges accused, cites lack of credible evidence #IndiaNEWS A Special National Investigation Agency court in Bengaluru has discharged auto driver Mohammed

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2005 Bengaluru shooting case: NIA court discharges accused, cites lack of credible evidence #IndiaNEWS
A Special National Investigation Agency court in Bengaluru has discharged auto driver Mohammed Habeeb, an accused in the 2005 shooting at the Indian Institute of Science in the city, Live Law reported on Monday. One person had died and several others injured after gunmen opened fire at the institute on December 28, 2005.Special Judge Kasanappa Naik said that the prosecution has not made out a prime facie case against Habeeb to frame charges under various sections, including section 121 (waging or attempting to wage war against the government of India), 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code and provisions of the Explosive Substance Act and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.The court also cited a lack of credible evidence of Habeeb’s involvement in the case. The judge said that he “failed to understand why he [Habeeb] was arraigned as an accused in the case�.Habeeb was arrested in Agartala, Tripura, in 2017 based on the statement that co-accused Sabahuddin gave to the Lucknow Police in 2008. Sabahuddin had reportedly claimed that Habeeb helped him cross the border to Bangladesh after the 2005 attack, reported The Hindu. Advocate Mohammed Tahir, appearing for Habeeb, argued that the police have not stated anything in the chargesheet about the accused and also not collected any evidence...Read more

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