All three have been acquitted in the Mecca blast case. The special NIA court in Hyderabad has acquitted all accused in the Mecca Masjid blast case. Citing lack of evidence, the court said that NIA failed to prove anyone’s guilt. Ten persons - all members of right wing organisation Abhinav Bharat, including Nabakumar Sirkar alias Swami Aseemanand were named as accused in the case. The pipe bomb explosion at the historic Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad killed eight and left 58 others injured. Five others were also killed after police opened fire to control a rioting mob during the Friday prayers in Mecca Masjid on May 18, 2007.
