Blast accused’s mother pleads leniency

The mother of a suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist claimed before a Delhi court that her son was a minor at the time of the serial blasts in Delhi in Sep 2008.

The mother of a suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist claimed before a Delhi court that her son was a minor at the time of the serial blasts in Delhi in Sep 2008.

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“I am mother of Salman. My son was born on February 9, 1992,” Ishrat Jahan, 38, told Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja.

Jahan, who appeared in the court on a notice, answered queries posed by the judge inquiring into the claim that Salman was a juvenile at the time of the incident and thus should be treated under milder provisions of the law.