Zakariya, Bengaluru Blast UAPA Undertrial for 17 Years, Denied Bail to Visit Ailing Mother

A Bengaluru special court denied interim bail to Zakariya, an undertrial prisoner for nearly 17 years in the 2008 Bengaluru blast case, who sought temporary release to see his ailing mother. His family cannot provide care, and human rights activists called the prolonged incarceration a violation of his rights. The case was also recently transferred to a new special court, raising concerns over further delays.