- A National Investigation Agency (NIA) special Court on Thursday convicted 13 people from the Lashkar-e-Taiba who were arrested in 2012 in the Bengaluru conspiracy case.
- The convicts had tried to kill specific targets including politicians, journalists and police officers. Bengaluru police had named 15 people in the alleged plot to kill right-wing leaders.
- The court has ordered a jail term of 5 years against the convicts, along with a penalty of Rs 3,000 for engaging in unlawful activities and acts of terrorism.
(With inputs from The Indian Express and The Hindu)
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