A special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) Court in Mumbai has sentenced Abu Salem to life imprisonment in connection with the 1993 blasts that rocked the city, according to various news reports..Another accused, Karimullah Khan, has also been handed a life sentence, while two others – Tahir Merchant and Firoz Abdul Rashid Khan – have been awarded the death sentence..Public Prosecutor Ujwal Nikam further revealed that the convicts’ jail terms will be set-off against the time already spent in prison..A TADA Court had found Abu Salem and others guilty of terrorist acts back in June 2016. All the accused were facing multiple charges of criminal conspiracy, waging war against the government and murder of people..This is the second batch of accused who were being tried for the 12 blasts that rocked the city in 1993 killing 257 people. Earlier around 100 people were convicted in a trial, which had ended in 2007. Back then, 23 people were acquitted..Story to be updated..Original image taken from here.
A special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) Court in Mumbai has sentenced Abu Salem to life imprisonment in connection with the 1993 blasts that rocked the city, according to various news reports..Another accused, Karimullah Khan, has also been handed a life sentence, while two others – Tahir Merchant and Firoz Abdul Rashid Khan – have been awarded the death sentence..Public Prosecutor Ujwal Nikam further revealed that the convicts’ jail terms will be set-off against the time already spent in prison..A TADA Court had found Abu Salem and others guilty of terrorist acts back in June 2016. All the accused were facing multiple charges of criminal conspiracy, waging war against the government and murder of people..This is the second batch of accused who were being tried for the 12 blasts that rocked the city in 1993 killing 257 people. Earlier around 100 people were convicted in a trial, which had ended in 2007. Back then, 23 people were acquitted..Story to be updated..Original image taken from here.