German Bakery blast case: Mirza Himayat Baig found guilty by Pune court

Mangalore Today News Network/NDTV

Pune, April 15, 2013: A Pune court has convicted Mirza Himayat Baig, the only man arrested for the German Bakery terror attack in Pune. He will be sentenced on April 18. 

17 people were killed and nearly 60 injured in a bomb blast at the popular eatery in February 2010. Baig was arrested in September that year. Investigators said they found 1,200 kg of explosives at his home in the Latur district of Maharashtra.

Investigators say the bomb at the bakery was planted by Yasin Bhatkal, a senior member of terror group Indian Mujahideen. He is missing. 

The defence says Baig was not in Pune at the time of the blast.

The German Bakery, frequented by foreign tourists, re-opened for business in February this year.