It is believed that Tunda was involved in at least 40 bomb blast cases nationwide, including the train explosions in Mumbai in 1993. Abdul Karim Tunda, a major defendant in the 1993 serial bomb blast case, was cleared on Thursday by the special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (TADA) court due to a dearth of evidence. For a comparable reason, a court has previously decided in Tunda’s favor. Tunda is a man whose hand was blown off; a Delhi court ruled in March 2016 that the police had not proven Tunda was a bomb maker. According to the court, Tunda’s potential as a Lashkar-e-Taiba bomb maker was unproven.
In the bombings of Kotla and Sadar Bazaar, Tunda was already released due to a lack of proof.
Charges against Abdul Karim Tunda, a notorious man allegedly connected to multiple terror groups, stemmed from his alleged role in the planned bombings that shook numerous places in 1993. One of the worst terror attacks in Indian history, the 1993 serial bomb blasts left hundreds of innocent people dead and massive property damage. They rocked the country to its core. The Bombay Stock Exchange and several other business and residential districts were among the well-known landmarks in Mumbai that were targeted by the explosions.
It is purported that Tunda has tried to join extremist organizations like the Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (HUJI), Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).
Tunda operated covertly and frequently crossed international borders to avoid capture, eluding law enforcement for many years despite his alleged involvement in multiple terrorist activities. Nevertheless, he was ultimately captured by Indian authorities in August 2013, close to the border with Nepal.
In the 1996 Sonepat blasts case, a Sonepat court found the bomb maker guilty in October 2017 and sentenced him to life in prison. According to Section 3 of the Explosive Substances Act, Section 120 B (criminal conspiracy), and Section 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code, Tunda was found guilty.
He is a native of Uttar Pradesh and is charged with instructing jihadists in Bangladesh and Pakistan on how to make bombs. According to some reports, he intended to train Burmese Rohingyas to attack the local Buddhist population.
A Delhi court previously ruled that the police were unable to provide evidence linking a man with a blown-off hand to bomb-making. Citing a dearth of evidence, the court cleared Abdul Karim Tunda and three other individuals who were alleged to have planned terror attacks in New Delhi in 1997.
According to the court, Tunda’s potential as a Lashkar-e-Taiba bomb maker was unproven. It was the fourth and last instance in which Tunda was released from custody.
The Delhi police had registered a formal complaint (FIR) against Tunda for allegedly leading a terrorist conspiracy against India and violating the Explosives Act. However, an additional session judge at Patiala House Court ruled that there was insufficient evidence to support a trial against him.
