Abdul Nazar Madani, Chairman of PDP and prime accused of 2008 Bangalore serial blast and 1998 Coimbatore Blast Case in which 58 innocent people were killed and 200+ severely injured was given a Heroic welcome in Kerala by the Muslim community in front of police personnel.
The PDP leader reached Kochi with a cavalcade of Bengaluru police accompanying him.
Earlier on April 18, Supreme Court relaxed the bail condition for Abdul Nazar Madani, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chairman and prime accused in the 2008 Bengaluru serial bomb blasts case, to allow him to stay in Kerala till July 8, 2023.
A division bench of justices Ajay Rastogi and Bela Trivedi said that this was in view of Madani’s own medical condition. “As an interim measure, the applicant can visit Kerala for a period up to July 8, accompanied by Karnataka police escort and return in the same manner.”
Madani had approached the apex court seeking a relaxation of his bail conditions allowing him to visit his hometown in Kerala.
The bench clarified that Madani will have to meet the expenses for the escort to be provided by Karnataka police and listed the matter for July 10.
Madani was booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 along with 31 others for his involvement in the 2008 Bengaluru serial bomb blasts.
Notably, one person was killed and 20 others sustained injuries when a series of nine crude bombs were detonated near the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in
Bengaluru on July 25, 2008. Following the incident, Madani was taken into custody as he was accused of being the mastermind behind the explosions.
Madani was also an accused in the Coimbatore blasts in February 1998. He was arrested in the case in March 1998, but was eventually acquitted in 2007.
