New Delhi Oct 11 (IANS) The NIA on Wednesday said the Juvenile Justice Board in Patna has found a juvenile guilty of conspiracy in the Patna and Bodhgaya serial bomb blasts in Bihar and remanded him to a special home for three years in each case.
On October 27 2013 a series of bomb blasts occurred at the Hunkar Rally venue at Patna s Gandhi Maidan which was addressed by Bharatiya Janata Party s then prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.
Six persons were killed and over 89 injured in the serial blasts.
On July 7 2013 the Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya was rocked by at least 10 bomb blasts soon after the morning prayers. A total of 13 bombs were planted out of which 10 exploded. Three bombs were seized and defused.
Both terror cases were transferred to the National Investigation Agency for a probe.
The NIA arrested 11 accused in the Patna case and six in the Bodhgaya case.
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