Court awards death to accused in '03 Mumbai blasts
Mumbai, Aug 6: According to the latest media reports, the POTA court has awarded death sentence to all three accused in the 2003 Mumbai twin blasts.
The court that termed the incident as the rarest of rare case awarded all the three accused Haneef Sayyed, his wife Fahmeeda and Ashrat Ansari under the charges of murder and criminal conspiracy.
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The
prosecution
pleaded
the
court
for
some
leniency
towards
Fahmeeda
citing
that
she
is
a
woman
and
a
mother
of
a
child.
However,
the
court
turned
down
this
plea.
Speaking to the press after the ruling, public prosecutor, Ujjwal Nikkam revealed that the blasts were planned in Dubai and that there were a few Pakistani elements involved.
Recap:
2003
Mumbai
twin
blasts
In
the
twin
blasts
that
was
launched
in
2003
at
Gateway
of
India
and
Zaveri
Bazzar
about
52
people
were
killed
and
many
others
were
injured.
This
sentence
comes
after
six
year
long
trial.
The special court on Jul 27 found the three accused guilty under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA). And the quantum of sentence is expected to be declared on Aug 4 but was deferred to Aug 6.
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