2013 Hyderabad blasts
| 2013 Hyderabad bombings | |
|---|---|
Place | |
| Location | Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad, India |
| Coordinates | 17°21′36″N 78°28′24″E / 17.360106°N 78.473427°E |
| Date | 21 February 2013 18:58 and 19:01 (IST (UTC+5.30)) |
Attack type | Serial blast |
| Weapons | Improvised explosive devices |
| Deaths | 18 |
| Injured | 131 |
| Perpetrators | Indian Mujahideen |
| Convicted |
|
| Verdict | Death penalty |
| Convictions | Waging war against nation, criminal conspiracy and murder |
| Charges | Arms Act, Explosive Substances Act and Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act |
On 21 February 2013, at around 19:00 IST, two blasts occurred in the city of Hyderabad, India. The bombs exploded in Dilsukhnagar, a crowded shopping area, within 100 metres (330 ft) of each other. The first explosion occurred outside a roadside eatery named A1 Mirchi, next to the Anand Tiffin Centre and opposite the Konark movie hall, followed by the second one two minutes later near the Route 107 bus stand close to the Venkatadri theatre. In December 2016, Yasin Bhatkal - the co-founder of Indian Mujahideen, Pakistani national Zia-ur-Rahman, Asadullah Akhtar (who had been arrested with Bhatkal in 2013), Tahaseen Akhtar, and Ajaz Shaikh were sentenced to death by a National Investigation Agency special court (in Cherlapally Central Jail) for carrying out the attacks under the Arms Act, Explosive Substances Act and Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act. In 2025, the Telangana High Court also upheld their death sentence.