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2013 Hyderabad blasts

2013 Hyderabad bombings
Place
Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad is located in Telangana
Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad
Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad
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Location of Dilsukhnagar in Telangana. Inset shows Telangana in India.
LocationDilsukhnagar,
Hyderabad, India
Coordinates17°21′36″N 78°28′24″E / 17.360106°N 78.473427°E / 17.360106; 78.473427
Date21 February 2013
18:58 and 19:01 (IST (UTC+5.30))
Attack type
Serial blast
WeaponsImprovised explosive devices[1]
Deaths18[2]
Injured131[2]
PerpetratorsIndian Mujahideen
Convicted
  • Yasin Bhatkal
  • Zia-ur-Rahman alias Waqas
  • Asadullah Akhtar alias Haddi
  • Tahaseen Akhtar alias Monu
  • Ajaz Shaikh
VerdictDeath penalty[2]
ConvictionsWaging war against nation, criminal conspiracy and murder[2]
ChargesArms Act, Explosive Substances Act and Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act[2]

On 21 February 2013, at around 19:00 IST, two blasts occurred in the city of Hyderabad, India. The bombs exploded in Dilsukhnagar, a crowded shopping area,[3] within 100 metres (330 ft) of each other.[4][5] The first explosion occurred outside a roadside eatery named A1 Mirchi, next to the Anand Tiffin Centre and opposite the Konark movie hall, followed by the second one two minutes later near the Route 107 bus stand close to the Venkatadri theatre.[6][7][8] In December 2016, Yasin Bhatkal - the co-founder of Indian Mujahideen, Pakistani national Zia-ur-Rahman, Asadullah Akhtar (who had been arrested with Bhatkal in 2013), Tahaseen Akhtar, and Ajaz Shaikh were sentenced to death by a National Investigation Agency special court (in Cherlapally Central Jail) for carrying out the attacks under the Arms Act, Explosive Substances Act and Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act.[2]

  1. ^ "IED used in twin blasts in Hyderabad: DGP". DNA India. PTI. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Hyderabad blasts case: Yasin Bhatkal, 4 other IM operatives sentenced to death". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Hyderabad blasts: Dilsukhnagar has been on Indian Mujahideen radar since 1999". The Times of India. TNN. 22 February 2013. Archived from the original on 24 February 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  4. ^ "12 dead, 50 injured in blasts in Hyderabad". DNA India. IANS. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  5. ^ "12 dead, 84 injured in blasts in Hyderabad". DNA India. PTI. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Two blasts in Dilsukh Nagar area in Hyderabad". Zee News. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  7. ^ "13 die in Hyderabad blasts aimed at teeming clusters". The Telegraph, India. 22 February 2013. Archived from the original on 26 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  8. ^ Reddy, B Dasarath (22 February 2013). "Hyderabad blasts: toll goes up to 17". Business Standard. Retrieved 22 February 2013.

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