Swami_Aseemanand
Swami Aseemanand
Indian Hindu nationalist, terror accused
Swami Aseemanand (born Naba Kumar Sarkar) is an Indian[2] Hindu renunciate and a Hindutva terrorist who was accused of masterminding the Ajmer Dargah bombing, Mecca Masjid blast, and the 2007 Samjhauta Express bombings—[3][4][5] before being acquitted of all charges.[6]
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Aseemanand hailed from West Bengal and was a post-graduate in physics. He was inducted into Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a Hindu organisation at an early age, and then joined Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram[citation needed]
After being arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation, on cues from a primary suspect he recorded a confession, in which he admitted to committing the attacks. He was subsequently charged by the NIA;[7] Aseemanand alleged custodial pressure behind the confessions and rejected any involvement.[8] NIA Special court accepted his claim, and went on to rule that the prosecutors had failed to prove their case, otherwise.[9][10]
In February 2014, a controversy erupted over interviews given by Swami Aseemanand to an advocate-reporter of The Caravan magazine while in Ambala Central Jail.[11][12] Aseemanand claimed the contents of the interview to be faked which were based on a sting-operation and threatened legal action; the magazine rejected the charges and allegedly release transcripts of the interviews.[13][14][15]