Lucknow, Nov. 29 -- A special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has convicted two more accused, sending them to jail for a period of 20 months in the Al-Qaeda terror conspiracy case linked to Al Qaeda.

Mohd. Mustaqueem and Shakeel, both residents of Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), were convicted by the NIA court under section 25 (1B)(a) of the Arms Act, read with section 120B of IPC. The Special Court at Lucknow sentenced the duo to 20 months' imprisonment. A fine of Rs. 5000 each has also been imposed against them.

Following the investigation, the NIA filed one main and one supplementary chargesheet against a total of six arrested accused persons in the case.

Last Month, the NIA court sentenced one accused to imprisonment and ...