The Red Fort attack on December 22, 2000, killed three people, including two Army personnel.
Digital
Desk: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a review petition filed by
Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Mohammad Arif alias Ashfaq against the death
penalty imposed in the Red Fort attack case in 2000.
"We
have accepted the prayers that electronic records be considered," a bench
comprised of Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Justice Bela M Trivedi said.
His guilt has been established. We agree with the court's decision and reject
the petition for review."
The Red Fort attack on
December 22, 2000, killed three people, including two Army personnel.
On August 10, 2011, the
Supreme Court upheld Arif's death sentence and dismissed his appeal against the
capital punishment imposed by a sessions court in 2005 and upheld by the Delhi
High Court. The Supreme Court stayed his execution in 2014.
Arif, from Abbottabad, Pakistan, was believed
to be one of six terrorists who infiltrated the 17th century monument and
opened fire on the guards of the Rajputana Rifles' seventh battalion.
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