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A short film on Bombay Bomb Blast
[video] www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_9c7QFpxSg[/video]
Mumbai: It has been two decades since a series of 13 bomb blasts rocked Mumbai and left 200 people dead. The March 12, 1993 blasts were one of the worst attacks on the maximum city. The Mumbai blasts investigation spanned months, but the trial has dragged on for years. There's still no verdict from the Supreme Court yet.
The 1993 Mumbai blasts case investigation spanned several months leading to the arrest of 123 accused and many like underworld don Dawood Ibrahim were named as wanted accused. 20 years after one of the country's worst terror attacks, the wheels of justice are still in their final leg.
The trial began in April 1994 under the stringent Terrorist and Disruptive Activties (Prevention) Act or TADA and the first witness deposed in June 1995. The mammoth trial went on for 14 long years at the Arthur Road Prison with over 600 witnesses examined.
Finally, in December 2006, 100 accused were convicted while 23 were acquited by the TADA court. 12 of those accused were handed out capital punishments while 20 others got life sentences.
Actor Sanjay Dutt was convicted under the Arms Act while he escaped conviction under TADA. He was handed out an imprisonment of six years and is currently out on bail as the Supreme Court is yet to decide on his plea. Seven more accused including extradited gangster Abu Salem are currently being tried for their roles.
This two-decade-long chapter of Mumbai's tryst with terror is yet to get over as the Supreme Court will soon hand out its final verdict and with it perhaps bring closure to the horror of maximum city's darkest Friday.
Blast 1 - 1.28pm - The Bombay Stock Exchange. 84 dead, 217 injured.
Blast 2 - 2.15pm - Narsi Natha Street. 5 dead, 16 injured.
Blast 3 - 2.25pm - Air India Building. 20 dead, 87 injured.
Blast 4 - 2.30pm - Lucky Petrol Pump, Dadar. 4 dead, 50 injured.
Blast 5 - 2.55pm - Century Bazaar. 113 dead, 227 inured.
Blast 6 - 3.05pm - Zaveri Bazaar. 17 dead, 57 injured.
Blast 7 - 3.13pm - Plaza Cinema, Dadar. 10 dead, 37 injured.
Blast 8 - 3.20pm - Sea Rock Hotel, Bandra. No one dead or injured.
Blast 9 - 3.25pm - Juhu Centaur Hotel. 3 injured
Blast 10 - 3.35pm - Airport Centaur Hotel. 2 killed, 8 injured.
"Subsequent police investigations revealed that 257 people were either killed or went missing in the blasts while 713 were injured."
Dawood Ibrahim is held in high esteem in Pakistan: Musharraf | NDTV.com
London: In an exclusive interview to NDTV, General Parvez Musharraf has said that he cannot confirm whether underworld don Dawood Ibrahim is hiding in Pakistan. The former Pakistani president has also said that Mr Ibrahim, who tops India's most-wanted list, is held in 'high esteem' by many in his country, which makes the possibility of his extradition to India complicated.
"They think that he did a very good job...Because Indians killed 3,000 Gujaratis. In Gujarat they killed 3,000 Muslims. Therefore Dawood Ibrahim reacted. So he is held in high esteem. This is what happens in Pakistan," said the General, who was president of Pakistan for nine years.
This is the first time that a Pakistani leader has acknowledged the possibility that Mr Ibrahim has been given refuge in the country . In May this year, BJP leader LK Advani blogged that General Musharraf had earlier denied that Mr Ibrahim is in Pakistan. Mr Advani said that when they met in 2001 in Agra, he told the President, "...you would be making a great contribution to the peace process if you handed over to India Dawood Ibrahim." Mr Advani says that the General responded, "Mr. Advani, let me tell you emphatically that Dawood Ibrahim is not in Pakistan."
[video] www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_9c7QFpxSg[/video]
Mumbai: It has been two decades since a series of 13 bomb blasts rocked Mumbai and left 200 people dead. The March 12, 1993 blasts were one of the worst attacks on the maximum city. The Mumbai blasts investigation spanned months, but the trial has dragged on for years. There's still no verdict from the Supreme Court yet.
The 1993 Mumbai blasts case investigation spanned several months leading to the arrest of 123 accused and many like underworld don Dawood Ibrahim were named as wanted accused. 20 years after one of the country's worst terror attacks, the wheels of justice are still in their final leg.
The trial began in April 1994 under the stringent Terrorist and Disruptive Activties (Prevention) Act or TADA and the first witness deposed in June 1995. The mammoth trial went on for 14 long years at the Arthur Road Prison with over 600 witnesses examined.
Finally, in December 2006, 100 accused were convicted while 23 were acquited by the TADA court. 12 of those accused were handed out capital punishments while 20 others got life sentences.
Actor Sanjay Dutt was convicted under the Arms Act while he escaped conviction under TADA. He was handed out an imprisonment of six years and is currently out on bail as the Supreme Court is yet to decide on his plea. Seven more accused including extradited gangster Abu Salem are currently being tried for their roles.
This two-decade-long chapter of Mumbai's tryst with terror is yet to get over as the Supreme Court will soon hand out its final verdict and with it perhaps bring closure to the horror of maximum city's darkest Friday.
Blast 1 - 1.28pm - The Bombay Stock Exchange. 84 dead, 217 injured.
Blast 2 - 2.15pm - Narsi Natha Street. 5 dead, 16 injured.
Blast 3 - 2.25pm - Air India Building. 20 dead, 87 injured.
Blast 4 - 2.30pm - Lucky Petrol Pump, Dadar. 4 dead, 50 injured.
Blast 5 - 2.55pm - Century Bazaar. 113 dead, 227 inured.
Blast 6 - 3.05pm - Zaveri Bazaar. 17 dead, 57 injured.
Blast 7 - 3.13pm - Plaza Cinema, Dadar. 10 dead, 37 injured.
Blast 8 - 3.20pm - Sea Rock Hotel, Bandra. No one dead or injured.
Blast 9 - 3.25pm - Juhu Centaur Hotel. 3 injured
Blast 10 - 3.35pm - Airport Centaur Hotel. 2 killed, 8 injured.
"Subsequent police investigations revealed that 257 people were either killed or went missing in the blasts while 713 were injured."
Dawood Ibrahim is held in high esteem in Pakistan: Musharraf | NDTV.com
London: In an exclusive interview to NDTV, General Parvez Musharraf has said that he cannot confirm whether underworld don Dawood Ibrahim is hiding in Pakistan. The former Pakistani president has also said that Mr Ibrahim, who tops India's most-wanted list, is held in 'high esteem' by many in his country, which makes the possibility of his extradition to India complicated.
"They think that he did a very good job...Because Indians killed 3,000 Gujaratis. In Gujarat they killed 3,000 Muslims. Therefore Dawood Ibrahim reacted. So he is held in high esteem. This is what happens in Pakistan," said the General, who was president of Pakistan for nine years.
This is the first time that a Pakistani leader has acknowledged the possibility that Mr Ibrahim has been given refuge in the country . In May this year, BJP leader LK Advani blogged that General Musharraf had earlier denied that Mr Ibrahim is in Pakistan. Mr Advani said that when they met in 2001 in Agra, he told the President, "...you would be making a great contribution to the peace process if you handed over to India Dawood Ibrahim." Mr Advani says that the General responded, "Mr. Advani, let me tell you emphatically that Dawood Ibrahim is not in Pakistan."
