Mohammed Surti
Mohammed Surti is a leader of Indian National Congress from Surat in Gujarat. He was a government minister of Gujarat. He was convicted for his involvement in 1993 Surat bomb blasts and was imprisoned.[1]
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 |
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 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. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- "SC acquits all accused in 1993 Surat bomb blast case". The Hindu. 19 June 2014.
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