Ahmedabad blasts: Convicts claim accused deposed against them out of jealousy

Three deathrow convicts in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts case have claimed that an accusedturnedapprover deposed against them due to jealousy grudge and differences over their religious sectsOne the accused in the case Ayaz Saiyed had turned approver and his statement was crucial in proving the crime against the other accusedA special court on Friday sentenced to death 38 members of the terror outfit Indian Mujahideen IM in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts which killed 56 people and injured over 200 It also gave life term to another 11 IM convicts in the caseConvict Shamsuddin Sahabuddin Sheikh who was among those sentenced to death told the court that he and Ayaz Saiyed shared the same cell at the crime branch office and the same barrack in the Sabarmati jail hereIn his statement as mentioned in the courts judgement copy which was made available on Saturday Sheikh said the two of them got acquainted in the jail and shared with each other their family and educational background Saiyed came to know about Sheikhs command over English and his Quaranic ArabicAccording to Sheikh he used to beat him the approver in every field either sports or academic competition which increased his jealousy towards meSheikh said the two of them were from different sects of Islam Saiyed is a SunniBarelvi who believed in Fateha and Dargah while Sheikh is Sunninon Barelvi who does not believe in it the convict said in his statement made in EnglishThese differences further increased his Saiyeds hatred and enmity towards me Sheikh claimedHe the approver vented out his prolonged hatred enmity and jealousy towards me through his false and exaggerated deposition the convict saidAnother deathrow convict Mohammad Iqbal Kagzi also said that Saiyeds deposition against him was totally false and fakeThe main thing is that he had a grudge against me during these 10 years of our judicial custody He assumed that he would never be released from jail so he became an approver and narrated totally false and fake things to get released at the earliest the convict claimedHe said Saiyed had tried to bring a television into the barrack when Kagzi was preparing for an exam conducted by the Indira Gandhi National Open University IGNOUWhen Kagzi asked him not to do so Saiyed became angry and abusive the convict claimed He said since the time the jail authorities decided not to bring the TV set due to security reasons Saiyed had a grudge against him and assumed that because of Kagzi the television was not allowed into their barrackI definitely believe that he deposed against me falsely because of his enmity and grudge he further said Another deathrow convict Quayyamuddin Kapadia claimed that Saiyed turned approver due to the threat and enticement received at the hands of crime branch officialsKapadia in his statement said he had a discussion with Saiyed before he turned approver the details of which Kapadia had submitted before the courtThe contents of the said submission were not available in the courts orderThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever