7/11 Mumbai blasts sequence; pics of terror-hit trains
Twelve people were convicted and one acquitted on Friday by a Mumbai special court in the 7/11 serial bombings that ripped through Mumbai trains and left 189 dead in 2006.
Twelve people were convicted and one acquitted on Friday by a Mumbai special court in the 7/11 serial bombings that ripped through Mumbai trains and left 189 dead in 2006.
"The long-awaited decision on the July 11, 2006 serial blasts has been given out. Twelve of the 13 accused have been convicted," special public prosecutor Raja Thakare said after the verdict.
Thakare said arguments on the quantum of sentence will be taken up on Monday. Here are details of the seven explosions on on July 11, 2006 and the charges against the 12 convicts and one person who was acquitted:
Police station — Time of explosion — Place of offence — No. of injured — Casualties
Mumbai Central — 6.23pm — Mahim — 96 — 43
Bandra — 6.23pm — Bandra — 107 — 22
Vasai Road — 6.23pm — Mira Road — 122 — 31
Andheri — 6.24pm — Jogeshwari — 115 — 28
Mumbai Central — 6.24pm — Matunga — 122 — 28
Bandra — 6.25pm — Khar subway — 102 — 09
Borivali — 6.28pm —Borivali — 153 — 26
(Ritesh Uttamchandani/HT File Photo)
Details/roles of accused as per the charge-sheet:
1) Kamal Ahmed Mohammed Vakil Ansari
*Transported Pakistanis from Nepal Border to Mumbai
*Procured explosives
*Planted bomb in train which exploded at Matunga railway station
*Trained in Pakistan
(Manoj Patil/HT File Photo)
2) Tanveer Ahmed Mohammed Ibrahim Ansari
*Trained in Pakistan
*Conspired at a meeting at the home of another accused
*Present at the time of bomb-making
3) Mohammed Faisal Ataur Rahman Shaikh
*Trained in Pakistan twice
*Sent youth to Pakistan for training
*Conspired at a meeting at his house
*Harboured the Pakistanis involved
*Received money through Hawala route
*Present during bomb-making
*Planted bomb in the train which exploded at Jogeshwari
(Soumitra Ghosh/HT File Photo)
4) Ehtesham Kutubuddin Sidduqui
*Conspired at a meeting at the house of Faisal
*Surveyed the local trains
*Joint secretary of SIMI of Maharashtra state
*Present during bomb -making
*Planted bomb in a train which exploded at Mira Road
*Transported Pakistanis to Mumbra
5) Mohammed Majid Mohammed Shafi
*Transported Pakistani from the Bangladesh border to Mumbai and took them back to Bangladesh after the blast
6) Shaikh Mohammed Ali Alam Shaikh
*Trained in Pakistan
*Provided his house in Govandi for bomb-making
7) Mohammed Sajid Margub Ansari
*Electric circuit made by him which was used in the bombs
(HT Photo)
8) Muzammil Ataur Rahman Shaikh
*Trained in Pakistan
*Conspired at a meeting held at Faisal’s house
*Surveyed the local trains
9) Sohail Mehmood Shaikh
*Trained in Pakistan
*Conspire at the meeting held at Faisal’s house
*Surveyed the local trains
10) Zameer Ahmed Latuir Rehman Shaikh
*Trained in Pakistan; conspired at the meeting
*Surveyed the local trains
(Vijayanand Gupta/HT File Photo)
11) Naveed Hussain Khan
*Transported a bomb from Govandi to Bandra
*Planted the bomb in a train which exploded at Khar station
*Surveyed the train
*Present at the house of Mohamed Ali during a conspiracy meeting
12) Asif Khan
*Held meeting at the house of Faisal
*Procured explosives
*Planted bomb in local train which exploded at Borivali station
13) Abdul Wahid Din Mohammed Shaikh (ACQUITTED)
*Provided his house at Mumbra for harbouring Pakistanis
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