1993 Mumbai Blasts

Abu Salem, 1993 Mumbai Blasts Case Convict, Denied Parole To Get Married

India News | Edited By Richa Taneja (With Inputs From ANI) | Saturday April 21, 2018

Gangster Abu Salem is currently serving life term in Mumbai's Taloja jail for his role in the 1993 serial blasts in Mumbai.

Tahir Merchant, Death Row Convict In 1993 Mumbai Blasts, Dies In Hospital

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 18, 2018

Tahir Merchant, one of the convicts in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case who was sentenced to death, died at a hospital in Pune early today, a police officer said. Merchant, who was also known as Tahir Takla, was admitted to Sassoon Hospital at 3 am after he complained of chest pain. He died during treatment, the officer said

Dawood Ibrahim's Top Aide Deported From Dubai In Big Catch For India

India News | Written by Saurab Gupta | Thursday March 8, 2018

An aide of underworld don and 1993 Mumbai serial blasts accused Dawood Ibrahim has been deported from Dubai, police said. Farooq Takla was brought to Mumbai this morning. He will be produced before Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court on Wednesday. Farooq had fled from India after the blasts. A Red Corner Notice was iss...

1993 Mumbai Blasts: Supreme Court Stays Execution Of Death Row Convict

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 5, 2017

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the execution of death row convict Tahir Merchant in the sensational 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case.

Bhoomi Box Office Collection Day 3: Sanjay Dutt's Film Earns Rs 7.48 Crore

Entertainment | Monday September 25, 2017

Bhoomi is Sanjay Dutt's first film post his five-year jail term in 1993 Mumbai blasts case

Dawood Ibrahim's Younger Brother Iqbal Kaskar Arrested In Mumbai In Extortion Case

Mumbai News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday September 19, 2017

Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar has been arrested in Mumbai in connection with a case of extortion. The arrest was made by Pradeep Sharma, a former encounter specialist who heads the Anti-Extortion cell of the Thane Police.

Mumbai Blasts Convict Riyaz Siddiqui Gets Life Term For Builder's Murder

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 13, 2017

The court for Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act cases had convicted Siddiqui in the Jain case on August 31. Last week, the court sentenced him to 10 years in jail in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case.

1993 Convict Abu Salem May Not Have To Spend Life In Jail

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday September 7, 2017

Gangster Abu Salem, 47, may not spend more than 25 years in jail for charges for which two other convicts in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case have been sentenced to death.

1993 Mumbai Blasts Case LIVE: Court Sentences Abu Salem To Life Imprisonment

India News | Thursday September 7, 2017

Gangster Abu Salem was sentenced to life in jail today after being convicted of involvement in the 1993 Mumbai blasts that killed 257 people and left over 700 seriously injured. Two others, Tahir Merchant and Feroz Khan, have been sentenced to death and another convict, Karimullah Khan, has been sentenced to a life term for the deadly blasts.

Abu Salem Sentenced To Life, 2 Get Death In Mumbai Blasts Case: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday September 7, 2017

Gangster Abu Salem was sentenced to life in jail today after being convicted of involvement in the 1993 Mumbai blasts in which 257 people were killed and over 700 seriously injured. Two others, Tahir Merchant and Feroz Khan, were sentenced to death and another convict, Karimullah Khan, has been sentenced to a life term for the deadly blasts.

Death Penalty Belongs To Medieval Age: Gopalkrishna Gandhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 18, 2017

The United Progressive Alliance's vice presidential candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi, who opposed the hanging of the 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon, today said capital punishment belongs to the medieval age

Man Held In Connection With 1993 Mumbai Blasts

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 8, 2017

The Uttar Pradesh police Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) along with Gujarat police today arrested a man accused of smuggling arms and ammunition used in the 1993 serial blasts in Mumbai, officials said.

1993 Mumbai Blasts Case: CBI Seeks Life Term For Abu Salem

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 5, 2017

As per the section 34 (C) of the Extradition Act, if the law of the country from where an accused has been extradited does not provide for capital punishment, he cannot be awarded death sentence.

Satisfied With Abu Salem's Conviction, Says Former Mumbai Top Cop Rakesh Maria

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 16, 2017

Retired Indian Police Service officer Rakesh Maria, who headed the probe into the 1993 Mumbai blasts, today welcomed the conviction of six people including terrorists Mustafa Dossa and Abu Salem.

Terrorist Abu Salem's Alleged Aide Arrested In Delhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 16, 2017

A suspected aide of terrorist Abu Salem, who was convicted in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, has been arrested from east Delhi, the police said today. Jaan Usman Khan alias Reenu, who is in his 30s, was arrested last night from Delhi's Sanjay Lake, police said.