Red Fort Attack: SC Upholds Death Penalty For LeT Terrorist Mohammad Arif

NEW DELHI: Mohammad Arif alias Ashfaq, a terrorist of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), filed a review plea against the death sentence he received in connection with the Red Fort attack case in 2000, but the Supreme Court denied it on Thursday.

"We have accepted the prayers that digital records must be taken into consideration," a bench made up of Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Justice Bela M Trivedi said. "His culpability is established. We deny the review petition and uphold the court's position," the bench added.

Arif, a resident of Abbottabad, Pakistan, was thought to be one of the six terrorists who broke into the famed Delhi monument built in the 17th century and started shooting randomly at the Rajputana Rifles' seventh battalion of guards.

Three people, including two Army personnel, were killed in the December 22, 2000, Red Fort attack. On August 10, 2011, the Supreme Court upheld Arif's death sentence and dismissed his appeal challenging the capital punishment awarded to him by a sessions court in 2005, which had been affirmed by the Delhi High Court. In 2014, the apex court stayed his execution.

The Red Fort in Delhi, India, was the target of a terrorist attack on December 22, 2000. Lashkar-e-Taiba, a terrorist organization based in Pakistan, was responsible. In what the media characterized as an effort to scuttle the peace talks between India and Pakistan, it killed two security personnel and one civilian.

Being the annual host of the Prime Minister of India on August 15, the day of Indian Independence makes the Red Fort a very significant building in India. Having been reclaimed from British rule and is a famous location in India, it is also noteworthy historically. The assault caused great turbulence throughout all of India.

On January 10, 2018, the Special Cell of the Delhi Police and the Gujarat ATS conducted a joint operation to capture Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Bilal Ahmed Kawa at the Delhi Airport. Kawa planned and carried out the terrorist attack. For 17 years, no one could find him. For additional investigation, the 37-year-old has been detained in a Delhi Police Special Cell. He was detained as a result of a tip Gujarat ATS received about his route from Srinagar to Delhi.

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