1993 bombing of RSS office in Chennai

none November 2018 November 2018 Chennai RSS office bombing Chennai, Tamil Nadu 8 August 1993 11 7 13.007 0.203 title 1993 bombing of RSS office in Chennai refers to the bombing of a head office of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in Chennai in Tamil Nadu on 8 August 1993. Trial and convictions A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court tried eighteen of the accused under the now-defunct Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act. In 2007, the court convicted eleven people, sentencing three to life imprisonment; however, four were acquitted for lack of evidence, among them S. A. Basha, the founder of Al Ummah. The judge stated, "There is no evidence what-so-ever to prove that all the accused here-in and the organisations were involved in the said conspiracy, particularly in the demolition of the RSS office", referring to organisations such as Al Ummah, the Jihad Committee, and the Islamic Peace Organisation.21 June 2007 Eleven persons convicted in 1993 RSS office bomb blast case https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/eleven-persons-convicted-in-1993-rss-office-bomb-blast-case/articleshow/2139842.cms The Times of India In 2017, CBI announced a reward of Rs.10 lakh for information related to Mushtaq Ahmed, one of the main individuals accused in the bombing.https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2017/apr/28/chennai-rss-office-blast-cbi-announces-reward-of-rs-10-lakh-for-information-1598694.html Chennai RSS office blast: CBI announces reward of Rs 10 Lakh for information 28 April 2017 Ahmed was later arrested in January 2018.Chennai: CBI arrests Mushtaq Ahmed, 24 years after bomb blast on RSS headquarters https://www.wionews.com/india-news/chennai-cbi-arrests-mushtaq-ahmed-24-years-after-bomb-blast-on-rss-headquarters-28658 4 February 2024 WION 5 January 2018 en-us References External links India Category:1990s in Chennai Category:Crime in Tamil Nadu Category:Building bombings in India Category:Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Category:Anti-Hindutva Category:1993 building bombings Category:Attacks on office buildings in India Category:August 1993 in Asia