December 13th, 2001 was the day the Islamic terrorist attack on the Indian Parliament took place. On the 13th of December 2017 let’s remember these brave heroes.
TIMELINE
On December 13, 2001, terrorists of the Jaish-e-Mohammad attacked the Indian Parliament. 17 years have gone by and India has witnessed several more attacks as Pakistan continues to protect its so-called freedom fighters.
The probe into the Parliament attack was not an easy one. Piecing together the evidence was one of the hardest things to do. Let us take a look at the timeline.
Dec 13, 2001: Parliament was attacked. Five terrorists enter into the Parliament complex and kill nine people, injuring 15.
December 15: Professor S A R Geelani, Afzal Guru and Shaukat Hassan arrested by Delhi police.
December 25: Pakistan carries out a ceremonial arrest of Maulana Masood Azhar, the mastermind.
December 18, 2002: Trial court awards death sentence to Afzal Guru, Shaukat Hassan, and Geelani.
October 29, 2003: Geelani is acquitted in the case by the Delhi High Court. The death sentences of the two other accused are upheld.
August 4, 2005: Supreme Court upholds Afzal Guru’s death sentence. Geelani’s acquittal is not interfered with while the death sentence of Hassan commuted to ten years.
Jan 12, 2007: Supreme Court dismisses Afzal Guru’s plea for review of a death sentence.
February 9, 2013: Afzal Guru is hanged at the Tihar jail.
HOMAGE BY DIGNITARIES
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid floral tribute to the brave hearts of 2001 at the Parliament House on its 16th Anniversary.
Sonia Gandhi, Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, and the Vice-President paid homage as well.
On December 13, 2001, in a horrific incident, five heavily-armed terrorists belonging to terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), stormed the complex in New Delhi and opened fire indiscriminately.
Around 14 people, mostly security forces and one civilian, were killed in this incident.
The incident took place around 40 minutes after the Parliament was adjourned and about 100 members of parliament were present in the building.
Extensive investigations revealed the involvement of four accused namely Afzal Guru, Shaukat Hussain, SAR Geelani and Navjot Sandhu.
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