Vagamon Simi Camp: 18 held guilty

Kochi: 18 youths including four Keralites were held guilty in Vagamon Simi camp case, by an NIA court here. The court acquitted 17 of the accused. Prosecution could not prove the charge against the 17, the court said.

35 persons including four Keralites -Shibili, Shaduli, Ansar Nabdi, Abdul Sathar- faced the trial.

The court will pronounce the quantum of punishment tomorrow.

The case relates to conducting a camp by the banned organization SIMI at Kolahalamedu in Vagamon from December 10 to 22, 2007. The prosecution alleged that SIMI activists from various parts of the country participated in the camp.