Meerut, May 28 -- A court in Moradabad district sentenced Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Ulfat Hussain, alias Mohammad Saiful Islam, to 10 years in prison and imposed a fine of Rs.48,000 for his role in planning terrorist attacks in the district. The sentencing marks the culmination of a two-decade-long case involving the recovery of a massive cache of weapons and explosives intended for attacks on religious sites and crowded public places, said additional district government counsel Suresh Singh on Tuesday. According to the case details, on July 9, 2002, a police team led by the then Katghar police station in-charge KS Talan, arrested Ulfat Hussain, a resident of Fazalabad in Surankote, Poonch district, Jammu & Kashmir, along with three accomplices: Mohammad Taqi alias Qari Taqi, Mohammad Rizwan and Zafar Alam from Moradabad. Acting on their confessions, the police recovered a substantial arsenal, including one AK-47 rifle, one AK-56 rifle, two .30 bore pistols, 12 hand grenades, 39 timers, 50 detonators, 37 batteries, 29 kilograms of explosive material, 560 cartridges, and eight magazines. The group was allegedly planning a major terrorist strike in the Moradabad region, targeting religious sites and public spaces, authorities said. A case was registered against all four suspects, with Mohammad Taqi being sentenced earlier by the court. However, Ulfat Hussain absconded in 2008 after being released on bail in 2007, evading authorities for over a decade. The court issued multiple warrants for arrest, including one on January 7, 2015, and another on March 5, 2025. A reward of Rs.25,000 was announced by SSP, Satpal Antil, for information leading to his capture. htc...