Abdul Karim Tunda, a key figure in Mumbai's 1993 serial bomb blasts case, has been acquitted by a TADA court due to insufficient evidence. Learn about Tunda's background, his association with terrorist organisations, and the details surrounding his acquittal. Watch the video to know who is he.
The 12 blasts that rocked Mumbai, introduced the world to Dawood Ibrahim, India’s most wanted man, and Tiger Memon. Both terrorists are absconding and are wanted in the first terrorist attack in the world where RDX was used.
In the second set of the trial in the case, the court had on June 16 convicted five accused, including Mustafa Dossa (now deceased) and Salem, of murder, conspiracy and sections of the now-repealed Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, while the sixth accused Riyaz Siddiqui was convicted only under the TADA Act. The prosecution has also sought life term for Siddiqui.
Gangster Abu Salem will continue to face trial in various cases in India, including the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, with the Supreme Court today turning down his plea for quashing all proceedings after Portugal's apex court terminated his extradition to India.
Dutt, whose conviction in 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case was upheld by the Supreme Court in March this year, was brought to Yeravada jail at the crack of dawn today.
Sanjay Dutt surrenders before TADA court to serve his three-and-a-half year sentence in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blast case.
While Dutt had told TADA court earlier that he faced threat to his life from fundamental groups, Arthur Road Central Jail authorities received an anonymous letter a few days back, saying Dutt would be harmed if he was lodged there.
Meanwhile, Dutt has claimed that he fears being chased by the media and that he faces threat from fundamentalists. The special TADA Court will decide on the matter on Wednesday after the CBI files its reply.
Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah passed away at 6:30 am on Thursday at PGIMER, Chandigarh due to multiple organ failure, sources said.
As film stars and politicians join the chorus for actor Sanjay Dutt's pardon, daughter of Zaibunisa Kazi, who is facing similar charges as the actor, questions why her mother should not also get the same support?
Sanjay Dutt is a strong man and has accepted the punishment awarded by the Supreme Court "as it is", the actor's lawyer Satishmane Shinde said today.
The Supreme Court's verdict on Thursday will end this two-decade-long chapter of Mumbai's tryst with terror and with it perhaps bring closure to the horror of one of the maximum's city's darkest Friday.