'Chor ko darr lagta hai... We are innocent. We are not scared'
A relative of Naved Hussain, who was given the death sentence by a trial court and was acquitted by the high court, said it was a process of law.
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"We would have been disappointed if the apex court had asked the men to return to jail.
That is not the case. We will fight this case legally in Supreme Court and are sure to win it there too," said the relative.
Dr Tanvir Ansari, who was termed a conspirator in the case and was acquitted, said, "Chor ko darr lagta hai (A thief feels scared). We are innocent. We are not scared. The high court judgment has covered all the angles.
We will see it legally." Ansari had lost his mother while in jail.
Shareeful Rehman, elder brother of acquitted accused Zameer Shaikh, said that there was uncertainty till SC issued an order Thursday. "Now we are relaxed. We are hopeful that we will win our case in Supreme Court," said Rehman. Shaikh had lost both his parents during his time in prison.
During the last 19 years that the 12 accused were in jail, either the mother or father or both of a majority of the them passed away.
The wife of Majid Shafi Shaikh died due to medical complications while he was incarcerated.
Sohail Shaikh said, "This stay is not the victory of lies of the ATS. This is a procedure. The ATS should not think it has won. The lies have been going on for the last 19 years."
Another acquitted accused said the trial court ignored the torture they had suffered and the fake confessions prepared by the police. He said the high court looked into all aspects, examined all angles and acquitted them.
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Sajid Ansari, another acquitted accused, said he had faith in Allah and the judiciary. "The lawyers and Jamiat-ul-Ulema are fighting our case. We are sure of winning it at SC," Sajid said.
While in prison, he completed seven certificate courses including those on human rights, Arabic language, tourism studies, AIDS and family education, teaching of English, and BA, MA in political science; he has also completed two years of LLB. His mother and two sisters passed away while he was in jail.
Another acquitted accused, Muzammil Shaikh, who worked as a database administrator in Bengaluru, said that he lost both parents during his time in jail.
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