PANCHKULA: Reiterating his earlier claims of innocence in Samjhauta Express blasts, radical Hindu activist Swami Aseemanand on Monday said he had been falsely implicated in the case, because America had also informed the Indian government that Pakistan was linked to these blasts.
"Mujhe Saajis ke tahat jabardasti phansaya gaya hai, sabut to hai nahin unke paas (I have been implicated forcibly in the case because of conspiracy and they have not an iota of evidence against me), " he said outside the special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
A functionary of the right-wing organization Abhinav Bharat, Asseemanand and another accused in the Samjhauta Express blast, Lokesh Sharma were produced before the court of NIA Special Judge, Subhash Mehla on Monday morning.
Lokesh Sharma, outside the court, he responded that it was verey strange he had been booked in a case in which he had no role.
"I am innocent, any agency can investigate the matter, no one would find any proof against me, NIA is giving me third degree torture including threats of elimination" Lokesh shouted while entering the prisoner's van.
During the hearing, NIA submitted certain documents in support of the chargesheet, which was filed by the agency on June 20 against Swami Aseemanand, Lokesh Sharma and three others-- Sandeep Dange, Ramchandra Kalasangra and Sunil Joshi. Dange and Ramchandra are absconding, while Joshi is now dead.
In its chargesheet, NIA has submitted that Aseemanand was the mastermind of the blasts and instigated others to carry out the terrorist act.
NIA counsel on Monday also submitted that they are obtaining certain documents regarding the role of Sadhvi Pragya and Indresh and a separate supplementary chargesheet would be filed, if needed.
The case will now come up for hearing on August 17.
Aseemanand and another accused were booked by the NIA in the Samjhauta Express blast case, in which 68 people were killed near Panipat town in Haryana in February 2007.
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