Mumbai, Sept 11: Twelve people were convicted and one acquitted Friday by a special court here in the 7/11 serial bombings that ripped through Mumbai trains and left 189 dead.
“The long-awaited decision on the July 7, 2006 serial blasts is out. Twelve of the 13 accused have been convicted,” special public prosecutor Raja Thakare told the media after the verdict was pronounced.
He said one person has been acquitted, while two of the charges on the 12 convicted attracts death penalty. He said arguments on the quantum of sentence will be taken up Monday.
“I think this is justice for all the people who died and those who were injured,” said KP Raghuvanshi, former ATS chief, who was part of the blasts probe.
The special MCOCA court delivered its verdict here Friday, nine years after RDX bombs blew up seven peak hour suburban trains on the Western Railway in a span of 11 minutes and killed 189 commuters.
The trial concluded August 19, 2014 and special judge YD Shinde pronounced his judgment.
Besides claiming 189 lives, the serial blasts left 817 injured on the evening of July 11, 2006, 6.23 pm onwards — the peak hour when suburban trains are choked with commuters going home.
The seven bombs went off on trains at Matunga Road, Mahim, Bandra, Khar Road, Jogeshwari, Borivali and Mira Road stations spanning Mumbai and Thane districts.
During the marathon trial, the prosecution produced 188 witnesses, including many commuters, survivors, doctors, police personnel and others, with their deposition running into nearly 5,500 pages.
The lengthy trial saw deposition by around 190 witnesses, among whom were many commuters who were on the trains. IANS
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