1996 Delhi blast

1996 Delhi blasts also known as Lajpat Nagar blasts occurred in Delhi in 1996 which killed 13 people. A terrorist outfit Jammu Kashmir Islamic Front was held responsible for the blasts. Three members got death penalty and one got life imprisonment. The blast took place in Lajpat Nagar on 2nd May. All the convicts were Kashmiris. Delhi High Court acquitted two of the convicts who got death penalty from lower court and another convicts death penalty was reduced to life imprisonment. High court blamed the police for their casual investigation and failure to gather basic evidence. The blast was followed by 1996 Dausa blast, and all terrorists were trained by Pakistan's ISI who funded the blasts in Delhi, Dausa and other parts of India.