Continuing to present arguments for lenient sentencing for the accused in the 11/7 train blasts case, the defence yesterday pulled an unusual move by calling an accused from a different terror attack to testify on behalf of one of the defendants.

On Tuesday, the Special MCOCA court heard from four witnesses who sought to persuade the court of mitigating circumstances or reasons why the defendants should be spared the death sentence. While three of the witnesses were family members of the convicted terrorists, the fourth was 13/7 Mumbai blasts accused Nadeem Akhtar.