Jailed 1993 blast accused to visit home on Sunday for ceremony

A special court has allowed Mustafa Dossa, incarcerated prime accused in 1993 serial bomb blasts, to attend a religious ceremony for a few hours at his home on September 4.

A special court has allowed Mustafa Dossa, incarcerated prime accused in 1993 serial bomb blasts, to attend a religious ceremony for a few hours at his home on September 4.

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The permission was granted on humanitarian ground to Dossa on Friday by judge GA Sanap of designated TADA court on a plea made by defence counsel Farhana Shah.

Dossa, in jail since March 2003 after being deported from Dubai, had moved the court for permission to attend his grandson's 'Aqeeqa' ceremony at his home in Agripada, Central Mumbai.

Dossa's grandson was born in April and his family has arranged a ceremony on Sunday. He would be with his family for five hours and would go from Thane jail along with police escort at his own cost.

Earlier too, Dossa has been allowed to visit home to attend his mother's last rites.

Dossa, charged with conspiracy and making arrangements for landing of arms and ammunition at Raigad coast for the 1993 blasts, is brother of absconding accused Mohammed Dossa. The explosions had killed 257 persons and injured 574.