Court lets NIA compare Samjhauta blast samples

A local court on Tuesday allowed the NIA to compare next week forensic evidence collected in Samjhauta Express train blast case with that of bomb attacks in Malegaon,Hyderabad and Ajmer,in which the role of right-wing Hindu extremists is suspected.

Following a High Court direction,District and Sessions Judge Subhash Mehla,hearing charges against Swami Assemanand and four other accused in the 2007 Samjhauta case,said forensic experts from NIA can study the sealed material on September 20-21.

The judge adjourned the case till October 10,when arguments on the charges will be taken up. Since the proceedings in the case were in-camera,defence counsel Manveer Rathi later told reporters outside the court that forensic experts will come here next week for comparison of material at Sector 5 police lines.