On May 18, 2007, a cellphone-triggered pipe bomb exploded inside Hyderabad's 17th-century Mecca Masjid, killing nine and injuring 58 others. Ten people allegedly belonging to right-wing organisations were named accused, of which five arrested. A special NIA court today acquitted the five, namely Swami Aseemanand, Devendra Gupta, Lokesh Sharma, Bharath Mohanlal Rateswar and Rajendar Chowdary.