Six indicted for Sri Lankan cricket team attack

An anti-terrorism court in Lahore on Wednesday summoned the prosecution witnesses by June 30 after framing charges against six members of a banned outfit accused in the 2009 Sri Lankan cricket team attack case, foreign media reported.

During an in-camera proceedings on Wednesday held at Kot Lakhpat Jail all the suspects; Obaidullah, Javed Anwar, Ibrahim Khalil, Abdul Wahab, Zubair and Adnan Arshad, pleaded not guilty.

The first three suspects were on bail. In this case, the court had already declared two suspects, Mohsin Rasheed and Abdul Rehman, proclaimed offenders, reports said. The presiding judge, Chaudhry Azam, summoned the prosecution witnesses on June 30. 

A bus carrying the Sri Lankan cricket  team was attacked with AK-47 rifles and grenades at Liberty Chowk near Qaddafi Stadium on March 3, 2009. Seven players and an assistant coach were wounded while eight Pakistanis killed in the attack. 

Then Sri Lankan cricket team captain Mahela Jayawaredene, his deputy Kumar Sangakkara, Ajantha Mendis, Thilan Samaraweera, Tharanga Paranavitana and Chaminda Vaas had sustained injuries. Six escorting policemen were also killed in this attack. Attackers had a plan to take the cricket team hostage to get some arrested commanders of TTP released.