Hyderabad:

The NIA court had earlier sentenced five of the accused to death on December 13, 2016. Those sentenced include Asadullah Akhtar alias Haddi, Zia Ur Rehman alias Waghas alias Nabeel Ahmed, Mohammed Tahseen Akhtar alias Hasan alias Monu, Yasin Bhatkal alias Shahrukh, Ajaz Sheikh alias Samar Armaan Tunde alias Sagar alias Aijaz Syed Sheikh, The prime accused, Mohammed Riyaz alias Riyaz Bhatkal, remains absconding.

Following the death sentences, the NIA court referred the case to the High Court for mandatory confirmation. Simultaneously, all five convicts filed appeals challenging the lower court's verdict.

A division bench comprising Justice K. Laxman and Justice P. Sree Sudha conducted an exhaustive 45-day hearing on these appeals before reserving its judgment for today.

 In a key verdict in the 2013 Dilsukhnagar bomb blasts case, the Telangana High Court on Tuesday upheld the 2016 verdict by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) court sentencing five of the convicts to death.

The High Court dismissed the convicts' appeals seeking to quash the verdict. On February 21, 2013, twin explosions at the bustling Dilsukhnagar bus stop and Mirchi Point in Hyderabad claimed 18 lives and left 131 people injured.

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