Afsan Guru, too, was cleared of charges and Hussain served jail time. Geelani, a professor in Delhi University, was acquitted for “need of evidence” by the Delhi high court in 2003, a decision upheld by the Supreme Court in 2005. The case against the four - Mohammed Afzal Guru, Shaukat Hussain, Afsan Guru and SAR Geelani - went on for about a decade, with the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court eventually acquitting two, and upholding the death sentence of one. Within days, four people were arrested and charged as masterminds of the attack. These two organisations are known to derive their support and patronage from Pak ISI.” A gardener and a photojournalist too lost their lives.īJP leader L K Advani said in the Lok Sabha that the attack “was executed jointly by Pakistan-based and supported terrorist outfits, namely, Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad. However, five security personnel of Delhi Police, one woman constable of the CRPF and two security assistants of Parliament Watch and Ward section died preventing the entry of terrorists into Parliament House. The attack lasted for about 30 minutes, and all the five terrorists were neutralised outside the building itself. The gunmen, armed with AK-47s and grenades, then got down and opened fire. Read more| We will never forget the cowardly attack on our Parliament, tweets PM Modi The vehicle was thus forced to turn back and in the course, hit then vice president Krishan Kant’s vehicle. But as the car moved inside the Parliament complex, one of the staff members became suspicious. The attackers came in an Ambassador car, and were able to gain entry because of a forged government sticker. On this day in 2001, a five-member suicide squad comprising Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists attacked Parliament house, while the Lok Sabha was in session: the Houses were adjourned at the time of the attack, but several parliamentarians and staff were present inside the building. Senior Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) leader LK Advani who was then the home minister called the attack “the most audacious, and also the most alarming, act of terrorism”. Ashoke proceeds to war, little knowing that the queen of Kalinga is none other than Kaurwaki, who is still alive.Sunday, December 13, will mark 19 years since the deadly attack on Parliament by terrorist groups linked to Pakistan. Even his close friend, Virat (Danny Denzongpa), too, is unable to stop Ashoke. Ashoke swears to raze Kalinga to the ground. Ashoke asks the ruler of Kalings to turn over his step-brother to him, and they refuse. Ashoke swears to avenge his mother's death by killing his step-brothers one by one, except for one, who has led to Kalinga. As a result they plot to kill Devi, however, their plans are foiled by Ashoke's mother, who is killed. Soon Devi gets pregnant, and this arouses jealously and hatred amongst Ashoke's step-brothers. Ashoke leaves with Devi and lives in Ujjaini. Ashoke weds her and brings her to Magadha, only to be told by his father that since Devi is not of the same race as he, she cannot be welcomed. As a result, Devi's marriage to her groom is cancelled. On the way home he is attacked and Devi (Hrishitaa Bhatt), of the Buddhist faith rescues him and tends to him till he gets well. Ashoke has to return to Magadha, but when he returns to find and wed Kaurwaki, he is told by Bheema (Rahul Dev) that Kaurwaki and her brother Arya have been killed. He identifies himself as Pawan, not wanting to disclose his identity yet. There he meets and falls in love with Kaurwaki (Kareena Kapoor). Hendee Manufacturing Company was the original producer of these motorcycles, but they changed the name to the now iconic Indian Motorcycle Manufacturing Company in 1928. Prince Ashoke (Shahrukh Khan), heir to the Magadha Kingdom, bowing to his mother's (Shilpa Mehta) demand forsakes his princely status and goes to live in the wild for awhile. Indian Information: Indian is a popular brand of motorcycle that was founded in 1901 in Springfield, Massachusetts where it was produced until 1953.