PoliticsSC Stays Execution of Indian Mujahideen Operative in 2008 Ahmedabad Blasts
The Supreme Court on October 1, 2026, stayed the execution of the death penalty for Ahmed Bawa, an Indian Mujahideen operative convicted in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts that killed 56 people. The court issued notice to the Gujarat government and called for trial court records. The High Court had upheld the death sentence for 38 operatives citing the large casualties and conspiracy.
The Hindu·3h ago·Ahmedabad

