Monday, October 31 2005 15:44 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: A Delhi Court today (Oct 31, 2005) awarded death sentence to Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist Mohammad Arif alias Ashfaq convicted in the December 2000 Red Fort attack case.

Additional Sessions Judge O P Saini awarded life imprisonment to two key conspirators Nazir Ahmed Qasid and his son Farooq Ahmed Qasid who were held guilty of waging war against the state along with Ashfaq. Ashfaq's Indian wife Rehmana Yousuf Farooqui, who was held guilty of harbouring the main accused, has been given a seven-year jail term.