NEW DELHI: A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Monday reserved its order in the Samjhauta Express blast case for March 14, reported news agency ANI.
The blast on the bi-weekly train, that runs between India and Pakistan, took place on February 18, 2007 and killed 68 passengers, including many Pakistani citizens.
The NIA has interrogated as many as 290 witnesses, of which 30 turned hostile. The NIA said in the charge sheet the explosion had targeted Pakistani Muslims.
The incident happened at Diwani village near the industrial town of Panipat, when it was heading towards Attari, the last station on the Indian side.
Aseemanand, a member of the right-wing Hindu group Abhinav Bharat, was alleged to be involved in the bombing.
Lokesh Sharma, Sunil Joshi, Sandeep Dange and Ramchandra Kalasangra alias Ramji were also named in the charge sheet.
(With inputs from agencies)
