Aseemanand - Confession and Aftermath

Confession and Aftermath

Tehelka political magazine claims on 16 December, Aseemanand requested the magistrate to record his confession about his involvement in a string of terror attacks. He stated that he was making the confession without any fear, force, coercion or inducement. In accordance with the law, the magistrate asked Aseemanand to reflect over his decision and sent him to judicial custody for two days — away from any police interference or influence. On 18 December, Aseemanand returned. “I know I can be sentenced to the death penalty but I still want to make the confession,” Aseemanand said. Over the next five hours, Aseemanand allegedly explained to the magistrate about the "involvement of a few Hindutva leaders, including himself, in planning and executing a series of terror attacks". A letter written by Aseemanand on December 20, 2010, two days after his confession to the CBI, was presented as evidence in January 2011 to show that the confession he gave was voluntary. In the letter, Aseemanand has explained his change of heart after meeting a Muslim boy who was falsely implicated in Malegaon blasts.

However on 12 May 2011 Aseemanand claimed that his confessional statements were obtained by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) "under pressure". On June 2011 The National Investigation Agency(NIA) charged Swami Aseemanand in Samjhauta Express train blast case. and 2007 Ajmer dargah blasts case.