Bengaluru, June 13 -- A key accused in the 2008 Madiwala bomb blast case died on Thursday while undergoing judicial custody at Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara Central Prison, just days before the court was expected to deliver its verdict in the long-pending case.

Accused lodged in jail since 2020

The deceased has been identified as Abdul Khader (60), who had been lodged in Parappana Agrahara Central Jail since 2010 in connection with the Madiwala blast case. According to prison authorities, Khader's health suddenly deteriorated on Thursday morning, prompting officials to rush him to Jayadeva Hospital for emergency treatment.

However, he allegedly suffered a cardiac arrest while being transported to the hospital and died before receiving...