K'taka HC acquits 3, including Pakistani man, citing procedural flaw in 2012 terror case

The Karnataka High Court has acquitted three people, including a Pakistani national, from charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) related to a 2012 terror conspiracy allegedly plotted inside Bengaluru Central Prison.

The court found a procedural flaw in the prosecution sanction granted by the state government, leading to the acquittals.

The accused - Syed Abdul Rehman from Bengaluru, Afsar Pasha alias Khushiruddin from Chintamani in Kolar district and Mohammed Fahad Khoya from Karachi, Pakistan - were charged under various provisions of the UAPA and the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

However, while acquitting them of these charges, the court upheld Rehman's conviction under the Arms Act, 1959, and the Explosive Substances Act, 1908.