Mumbai Blasts

2006 Mumbai Blast Convict Asked For Books, Court Seeks Centre's Response

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 16, 2019

The Delhi High Court on Monday sought response of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on a plea by a convict in the 2006 Mumbai train bombings case seeking copies of certain publications free of cost under the Act.

Abdul Gani Turk, 1993 Mumbai Blasts Convict, Dies In Nagpur Prison

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 25, 2019

Abdul Gani Turk, a 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict lodged at the Nagpur Central Jail, died Thursday, an official said.

Hanif Syed, Sentenced To Death In 2003 Mumbai Blasts, Dies At Hospital

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 11, 2019

Mohammad Hanif Syed, one of the three convicts sentenced to death in the 2003 Mumbai twin bomb blasts and currently lodged in the Nagpur Central Jail, died at a hospital, a prison officer said on Sunday.

Supplementary Charge Sheet Filed Against 1993 Mumbai Blasts Accused

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 27, 2018

The CBI has filed supplementary charges in the 1993 Bombay blasts case against key accused Ahmed Kamal Shaikh, who was part of a conspiracy meeting attended by Dawood Ibrahim in Dubai to execute the deadliest terror attack in India.

Criminalisation Of Politics Felt Strongest In 1993 Mumbai Blasts: Top Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 25, 2018

Criminalisation of politics was felt in its strongest form during the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts which was the result of a collaboration of a diffused network of criminal gangs, police, customs officials and their political patrons, the Supreme Court said Tuesday.

'Hafiz Saeed Gave Us Pep Talks': Captured Terrorist To Probe Agency

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Friday May 25, 2018

Hafiz Saeed, Jamaat-ud Dawa chief wanted by India for plotting the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, gives terrorists a pep talk before sending them across the border into Kashmir, a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Zaibullah arrested last month has told investigators.

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

25 Years Of 1993 Mumbai Serial Blasts: A Timeline

India News | Edited by Richa Taneja | Monday March 12, 2018

The 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, masterminded by fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim, claimed the lives of 257 people and left over 700 grievously injured, with some of them suffering disabilities.

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.

RDX Isn't Powder To Kill Insects: What Court Said In 93' Mumbai Blasts Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 8, 2017

RDX cannot be used as a powder to kill mosquitoes and flies, the Special TADA court in Mumbai observed while awarding death sentence to Tahir Merchant and Firoz Abdul Rashid Khan and life term to gangster Abu Salem in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case.