:dateline:Naba Kumar Sarkar alias Aseemanand, who was responsible for a three devastating bomb blasts in 2007 was granted an interim bail yesterday. �Bail has been provided for 10 days so Aseemanand could visit his ailing mother in Kolkata.
Aseemanand is the prime accused in the Samjhauta train blast that took place�in 2007. �While he�was granted a bail last year in August in the Samjhauta blast, he is incarcerated for his involvement in two other deadly blasts, namely at the�Mecca Masjid and Ajmer Dargah in the same year.
The Rashtriya Swamsevak Sang carried out multiple blasts in 2007, mainly targeting Muslims.
While�Aseemanand has been granted bail, the Punjab Government has refused to release Sikh political prisoners who have already completed their terms. �Bapu Surat Singh, an 82 year old activist is on hunger strike since January 16 to seek equal treatment for all prisoners.
