Archive · 23 Nov 2025
Ghaziabad Blast Case: Man Acquitted After 29 Years
After 29 years, Mohammad Ilyas was finally acquitted of the 1996 Ghaziabad bus blast case.
He spent 12 years in jail, but his family is now waiting for his release.
The blast had killed 18 people and injured 48.
Ilyas's son, Mohd Shahid, who was 17 when his father was sentenced, is now a carpenter and is eager to welcome his father home.
Mohd Shahid's father, Mohammad Ilyas, was acquitted in the 1996 Ghaziabad bus blast case
Ilyas spent 12 years in jail after being sentenced to life in 2013
The Allahabad High Court acquitted Ilyas on November 10, 2023
Ilyas is yet to be released from Dasna Jail, with family submitting required documents
The blast in 1996 left 18 dead and 48 injured
- Who
- Mohammad Ilyas
- What
- Acquitted in the 1996 Ghaziabad bus blast case
- When
- November 10, 2023
- Where
- Allahabad High Court
- Why
- Lack of concrete evidence and witnesses disowning their statements
- Blast Date
- April 27, 1996
- Deaths
- 18
- Injured
- 48
- Ilyas's Imprisonment
- 12 years
- Ilyas's Age at Sentence
- 45