A special NIA court in Bengaluru has sentenced Mohammed Shariq, the main accused in the 2022 Mangaluru cooker bomb blast case, to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment.
The incident occurred on November 19, 2022, when an improvised explosive device detonated inside an autorickshaw near Kankanady in Mangaluru.
No casualties occurred, but Shariq suffered serious injuries and was arrested upon his discharge from the hospital.
Investigators said the explosion occurred accidentally due to a faulty timer, preventing a larger incident.
The National Investigation Agency described the act as part of a conspiracy to threaten national security.
The court delivered its order after Shariq appeared via video conferencing and requested leniency, citing his family circumstances.
Shariq had initially pleaded not guilty but later reversed his position and accepted his guilty plea in March.
He was linked to an Islamic State-inspired module operating in parts of Karnataka and had been wanted in connection with a September 2022 case involving alleged IED testing.
