A special court in Mumbai has recently denied bail to Afzal Usmani, a key operative of the Indian Mujahideen (IM), who was convicted in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case. Usmani was arrested 15 years ago in connection with a terror email case linked to the blasts, which resulted in 56 deaths and over 200 injuries. The court emphasized that the alleged offenses pertain to national security and have a widespread impact on society. Usmani, who had his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment in the Ahmedabad case, is also accused in a Mumbai case involving vehicle thefts and sending terror emails. He was reportedly the first to disclose the IM’s involvement in the attacks, leading to the arrest of 18 others. The emails, allegedly sent from Mumbai, claimed responsibility for the blasts and were traced back to hacked Wi-Fi networks in Navi Mumbai.

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