Hyderabad, Sept. 26 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday, September 25, stayed the execution of Asadullah Akhtar, a convict in the 2013 Dilsukhnagar twin bomb blasts case in Hyderabad.

The blasts had killed 18 people and left 131 injured. Akhtar, who was sentenced to death by a special NIA court in 2016, had his punishment confirmed by the Telangana High Court on April 8 this year.

He filed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court on September 20, challenging the High Court order.

A three-judge bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta, and Justice NV Anjaria heard the matter on Thursday, September 25.

Convict's counsel seeks delay in SLP for 75 days

During the proceedings, Akhtar's counsel Seema Mishra point...