Tariq Qazmi, convicted for his involvement in the 2007 serial terror blasts in Gorakhpur (May 22, 2007), was on December 21, sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court in Gorakhpur, reports news18.com. Special Judge Narendra Kumar Singh also imposed a fine of INR 2,15,000 on convict Tariq Qazmi, a resident of Shambhupur village under the Rani Ki Sarai Police Station of Azamgarh District (Uttar Pradesh), said prosecution counsel Yashpal Singh. Singh said that Qazmi was sentenced following his conviction in various offences, including section 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), sections 16, 18 and 23 of the anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Explosive Substances Act. Singh said Qazmi was sentenced to life term under sections 3 and 4 of the Explosive Substances Act, 1908, pertaining to the offence of causing or trying to cause an explosion, endangering life and property. Following his conviction under section 5 of the Explosive Substances Act for being in unauthorised possession of an explosive substance, he was sentenced to ten years in jail, said Singh.