A Special TADA Court on Friday found deported mafia don Abu Salem guilty in the March 1993 Mumbai serials blasts which claimed 257 lives. Besides Salem, the other convicts were Mustafa Dossa - who planned the landing of arms - Karimullah Khan, Firoz Abdul Rashid Khan, Riyaz Siddiqui and Tahir Merchant.
A special TADA court in Mumbai pronounced on Friday its judgment in the second leg of the trial in 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case involving seven accused including extradited gangster Abu Salem. While the court convicted five of the accused under the common charge of criminal conspiracy, it acquitted Siddiqui of the charges, finding him guilty only under one section of the Terrorism and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act.
In addition, Abdul Qayyum Shaikh, who was acquitted by the court, had allegedly sent arms and ammunition from overseas which landed at Dighi Jerry in Mumbai just prior to the blasts taking place. The court will pronounce the sentence after hearing arguments from the defence and the prosecution. Yakub was hanged to death on 30 July, 2015, after several pleas by him seeking clemency were rejected.
Khan, who along with his two associates, allegedly shot at his wife in Janakpuri on June 3, had previously been arrested by Mumbai Police on charges of firing at actress Raveena Tandon's husband Anil Thadani. They are facing charges of criminal conspiracy, waging war against the Government of India and murder.
The attacks, which occurred on March 12, 1993, remain the largest coordinated terror incident to have taken place on Indian soil in terms of the number of casualties, according to CNN affiliate News18. The court observed that the prosecution failed to prove conspiracy charges against Siddiqui.
Considering the observation made by the Supreme Court of Justice, Portugal in its order on January 27, 2005, the court kept its order in mind.
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"Taher Merchant, Tiger Memon and other absconding accused walked together and had an active role in the conspiracy to trigger blasts in Mumbai".
The blasts occurred at Bombay Stock Exchange, Katha Bazaar, Lucky petroleum pump close Sena Bhavan, inverse Passport office close Century Bazaar, Fishermen's province at Mahim Causeway, at storm cellar of Air India Building, Zaveri Bazaar, Hotel Sea Rock, Plaza Theater, Centaur Hotel (Juhu), Sahar Airport (Bay no.54) and Centaur Hotel (close air terminal).
Under section 34C, in the case of extradition from a country which does not have a death penalty, if the offence is punishable with it, then in place of it, the accused is liable to imprisonment for life.
However, Abu Salem can not be hanged given the India's extradition treaty signed with Portugal.
MAR 20, 2003 Mustafa Dossa arrested by CBI at IGI Airport, New Delhi on his arrival from Dubai. He managed to send arms and ammunition, RDX and explosives to India through waterways and was also active in organising terror training for the aspirants in Pakistan. Other convicts were handed over different sentences.
September 2006: 100 accused - including Yakub Memon (brother of prime accused Tiger Memon) and actor Sanjay Dutt - are convicted.
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