2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts: Gujarat High Court upholds death sentence for 38, life term for 11 convicts
The Gujarat High Court has upheld the death sentences for 38 convicts and life imprisonment for 11 others involved in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts. The court rejected all appeals against the 2022 verdict regarding the terror attack that killed 56 people.
Why it matters
This ruling concludes a significant legal chapter in a major domestic terrorism case in India.
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (July 7, 2026) upheld a Special Court order sentencing 38 convicts to death and 11 others to life imprisonment in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts, which claimed 56 lives.
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