On Thursday, Nov 3, the Indian Supreme Court dismissed a review petition of Mohammad Arif alias Ashfaq filed by LeT (Lashkar-e-Toiba) against the death penalty in connection with 2000 Red Fort attack case
For those who are unaware, let us tell you, on Dec 22, 2000, 3 people including 2 Army personnel were killed in Delhi’s Red Fort.
Know Who Is Mohammad Arif LET Terrorist Given Death Sentence Penalty For Red Fort 2000 Bomb Blast In India
SC dismissed the plea of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Mohammad Arif alias Ashfaq seeking review of its judgement awarding death penalty to him in the 2000 Red Fort attack case that left three people, including two Army jawans, dead.
SC affirms Death Penalty of LeT!
— ADV. ASHUTOSH J. DUBEY ๐ฎ๐ณ (@AdvAshutoshBJP) November 3, 2022
Supreme Court has upheld the dโฌath penalty to LeT terrorist Mohammad Arif alias Ashfaq in 2000 Red Fort blast case
Three people, including two Army personnel, lost their lives in the Red Fort attack
Mohammad Arif must be hangโฌd at the earliest
It has been already 22 years
— Mahesh Vikram Hegde ๐ฎ๐ณ (@mvmeet) November 3, 2022
At the time, an LeT operative, Mohammad Arif was arrested and convicted of the crime. Later, he was sentenced with death punishment by a session court.
Though, for seeking the remedy against the sentence awarded, on August 10, 2011, he went to the highest court, to which Apex court upheld the decision of session court.
Who is Mohammad Arif?
Mohammad Arif, a Lashkar-e-Toiba operative, is reportedly an Pakistani national, who on Dec 22, 2000, alongside a group entered into Red Fort and initiated multiple firing.
During the incident, they killed 3 armed men’s including 2 Army personnel. However, 3 or 4 days later, Mohammad, along with his wife, was arrested from Jamia Nagar.
His trial was under the session court, on October 24, the court found him guilty and following next week, he was awarded death penalty.
Later, the convict went to Delhi High Court to seek the remedy, however, the H.C upheld the session’s court judgement and awarded the same punishment on Sept 13, 2007.
Unsatisfied with the result, Arif went against the Supreme Court, however, the Apex court dismissed his appeal followed by now dismissal of his review petition.
In a statement, while quoting Delhi High Court’s death penalty, the Apex court stated that, “It was an attack on Mother India. This is apart from the fact that as many as three people had lost their lives.
“The conspirators had no place in India. Appellant was a foreign national and had entered India without any authorisation or even justification.โ
The highest court or nation further further added in their statement, โThis is apart from the fact that the appellant built up a conspiracy by practicing deceit and committing various other offences in furtherance of the conspiracy to wage war against India as also to commit murders by launching an unprovoked attack on the soldiers of the Indian Army.
“We, therefore, have no doubts that death sentence was the once sentence in the peculiar circumstance of this case.โ
The bench or SC comprised of Chief Justice, Uday Umesh Lalit and Justice Bela M Trivedi, continued, “We have accepted the prayers that electronic records must be placed in consideration. His guilt is proved. We affirm the view taken by this court and reject the review petition.”
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