New Delhi, April 22 -- A special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has sentenced seven accused persons, including mastermind and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) member T Naseer, in the 2023 Bengaluru prison radicalisation case linked to terror conspiracy activities inside a prison facility.

Apart from Naseer, the court also sentenced accused Syed Suhail Khan, Mohammed Umar, Zahid Tabrez, Syed Mudassir Pasha, Mohammed Faisal Rabbani and Salman Khan to seven years of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 48,000 each under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UA(P) Act), Arms Act and Explosives Substances Act.

According to the NIA, the accused had earlier pleaded guilty to th...