Mohammed Surti
Mohammed Surti | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1980–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Vyas Popatlal Mulshankar |
| Succeeded by | Babubhai Sopariwala |
| Constituency | Surat West |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
Mohammed Surti is a leader of the Indian National Congress from Surat in Gujarat. He was a government minister of Gujarat. He was falsely convicted for his involvement in the 1993 Surat bomb blasts and was imprisoned, and he was proven innocent and acquitted after spending 12 years in prison.[1]
In October 2008, a TADA court in Surat sentenced Mohammad Surti to 20 years in prison. Later on 18 July 2014, The Supreme Court acquitted all the 11 accused convicted for the 1993 Surat bomb blast including Surti.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Former Gujarat minister and Congress leader imprisoned in bomb-blasts case gets three months midterm bail | DeshGujarat". deshgujarat.com. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ "SC acquits all accused in 1993 Surat bomb blast case". The Hindu. 19 June 2014.