2006 Varanasi bombings

2006 Varanasi bombings
LocationVaranasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Date7 March 2006
18:20 IST (UTC+05:30)
TargetSankat Mochan Hanuman Temple and Varanasi Cantonment Railway Station
Attack type
Bombing
Deaths28
Injured101
PerpetratorsLashkar-e Qahab

In March 2006, the Indian city of Varanasi witnessed a series of bombings in which at least 28 people were reportedly killed and 101 injured. Varanasi is considered holy by Hindus and is one of the oldest living cities in the world.[1] In June 2022, after 16 years of hearing, Ghaziabad district and sessions court convicted the mastermind and terrorist Waliullah Khan and sentenced him to death.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Terror strikes Varanasi: 28 killed, no claim yet". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014.
  2. ^ Alam, Shafaque (6 June 2022). "waliullah: 2006 Varanasi serial blasts case: Main accused Waliullah sentenced to death, life imprisonment". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  3. ^ "16 Years After Varanasi Blasts, Mastermind And Terrorist Convicted". NDTV.com. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  4. ^ Dasgupta, Victor. "2006 Varanasi Serial Blasts Convicted Terrorist Waliullah Khan Sentenced to Death". www.india.com. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

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