For these families of the nine accused in the Malegaon blasts case, it has been a long wait. Arrested by Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in 2006, the nine men were granted bail by a special court in Mumbai. The men - Noor ul Huda Shamshudioha Ansari, Shabbir Ahmed Masiullah, Raees Ahmed, Dr Salman Farsi, Dr Farukh Maghdumi, Mohammed Ali, Mohammed Zahid, Asif Bashir Khan and Abrar Ahmed Saeed were charged with being members of the banned organisation Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI).
