Bengaluru/Mangaluru, April 28 -- A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court in Bengaluru yesterday sentenced the prime accused in the Mangaluru cooker bomb case to 10 years rigorous imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs. 94,000.

Mohamed Shariq had initially claimed innocence in the case, but later pleaded guilty under Section 229 of Cr.PC in December 2025, which the Special Court accepted.

According to the prosecution, Shariq was carrying the pressure cooker IED (Improvised Explosive Device) in an autorickshaw and planned to plant it at Mangaluru's Kadri Sri Manjunathaswamy Temple to spread terror among the Hindu community. The low-intensity bomb, however, accidentally exploded on the way on Nov. 19, 2022.

Shariq (Accused No. ...