Patna (Bihar) [India], Jun 1 (NT): A National Investigative Agency (NIA) Special Court on Friday awarded life imprisonment to all the five accused in 2013 Bodh Gaya serial blasts case as ANI reported.

Umer Siddiqui, Azaharuddin Qureshi, Imtiyaz Ansari, Haider Ali, Mujibullah Ansari and a juvenile, all linked to the Indian Mujahideen, were accused in the case.

Last year, a Juvenile Justice Board in Patna had found guilty the juvenile and sentenced him to three years in links with the Patna and Bodh Gaya blast cases.

The accused juvenile was involved in the conspiracy of holding explosions in both the places. Apart from this the accused were also involved in Patna's Gandhi Maidan blast.

Worth mention here On July 7, 2013, the Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya was fired by at least 10 bomb blasts soon after the morning prayers. A total of 13 bombs were installed, out of which 10 exploded. Three bombs were seized and defused.

On a related note Three months later, a series of bomb blasts carried out at the 'Hunkar Rally' venue in Patna's Gandhi Maidan, in which Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) then prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi addressed.