A Delhi court today convicted Pakistan-based Lashkar-i-Toiba militant Mohammad Arif alias Ashfaq and six others in the December 2000 Red Fort attack case. The court acquitted four others. Additional Sessions Judge OP Saini convicted Ashfaq for waging war against the government of India, murder, criminal conspiracy, cheating, forgery, and under Foreigner's Act, and Explosives and Arms Act. His wife, Rehmana Yusuf Farooqi, has been convicted for waging war against the country, criminal conspiracy and providing shelter to Ashfaq. Matloob Alam, Nazir Ahmed Qasid and his son Farooq Ahmed Qasid, Babar Mohsil Bagahwala and Sadaqat Ali were convicted for criminal conspiracy and forgery. Those acquitted are Rajiv Kumar Malhotra, Moolchand Sharma, Devender Singh and Shahenshah Alam. Two Lashkar-i-Toiba militants had stormed the 17th-century monument on 22 December 2000 and killed two jawans [soldiers] and a civilian.| This BBC article about the original attack is interesting; the attack happened on a Friday and LeT called the BBC themselves to claim credit for the deed. Also, LeT struck the day after the Indian Government had extended its current unilateral ceasefire in Kashmir by a month. I recommend reading the entire article. |