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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many people have been given death sentences in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blast case verdict?
A
38
B
54
C
58
D
66
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 2008, a series of bomb blasts in Ahmedabad killed 56 people. Of the 49 convicted in the case, 38 persons have now been given capital punishment.

Detailed explanation-2: -Charges under IT Act didn’t hold. Of the 78 accused in all, the Ahmedabad special court sentenced 38 of the 49 convicted, to death acquitting 29, including Ayaz Saiyed who turned approver during the trial and was pardoned.

Detailed explanation-3: -Four terror accused from Pune are among those who were convicted for their role in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts on Friday. Three of them - Asif Bashiruddin Shaikh of Kondhwa Khurd, Mohammad Akbar Islami Choudhary of Mitha Nagar, Kondhwa and Fazal E Rahman Khan - were sentenced to death on Friday.

Detailed explanation-4: -Holding the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts as “rarest of the rare” case, a special designated court on Friday sentenced 38 people to death, while 11 others were awarded life imprisonment until death.

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