Five Convicts in 1998 Coimbatore Serial Bombings Case Granted 60 Day Parole

Coimbatore: Five convicts serving long-term sentences in the 1998 Coimbatore serial bomb blast case have been released on 60 days of parole from Coimbatore Central Prison today.

The five convicts are Mohammed Ansari, general secretary of the Al Umma outfit, Mohammed Ali, Mohammed Ajam, Monappa and Nawab Khan. The prison department has permitted them to remain on parole for 60 days, starting today.

The five men had been serving long term prison sentences in connection with the serial bomb blasts that rocked Coimbatore in 1998.

Of the 22 convicts serving long term sentences in the case, five have now been granted parole.