2 min readMalegaonMay 24, 2016 02:02 AM IST
First published on: May 24, 2016 at 01:08 AM IST
Samshodduha, bridegroom Danish, Ahmed and others.
In a narrative woven by Maharashtra ATS, nine Muslim men met at a wedding on May 6, 2006 and conspired to carry out the 2006 Malegaon blasts.
The alleged meeting changed the lives of these nine men, including the then 23-year-old groom Noorulhuda Samshodduha. Five of them spent over six years in jail on terror charges, three have since disappeared, and one has died.
A decade later, some of them gathered for another wedding Monday. Raees Ahmed, who was recently discharged by a special court of charges of planting a bomb, got his son, Ehtesham Danish, married to Nama Kausar, the niece of co-accused Shabbir Masiullah who has since died. Ahmed’s daughter, Saba Afreen, is set to get married Tuesday.
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“Ten years ago, I started a new chapter in my life after getting married. Those four months of happiness were followed by 10 years of trial and tribulation. I am hopeful that this wedding will help bring peace and happiness in our lives,” said Samshodduha.
Nearly 700 people turned up for the wedding feast . “We suffered, but we also gained so many friends. It would have been shameful if I did not invite all those who stood by me,” said Ahmed. He added that finding a match for his daughter was not easy. “People would say we believe in your innocence but would hesitate in accepting my girl’s hand in marriage. In my son’s case, it was like cementing a friendship that was already there,” he said.
Samshodduha, bridegroom Danish, Ahmed and others.
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