7 accused in 7/11 blasts remanded to JC

Mumbai, Oct 9: A Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court here today remanded seven persons arrested for their alleged involvement in the July 11 serial train blasts case in Mumbai to judicial custody till October 20.

The Anti-Terrorist squad (ATS) today produced Dr Tanvir Ansari, Muzamil Shaikh, Faisal Shaikh, Kamal Asari, Zamir Shaikh, Ethesham Siddiqui and Sohail Ahmed Shaikh before MCOCA Judge Mrudulla Bhatkar.

Since the ATS did not seek any further police custody, the MCOCA Judge remanded them to judicial custody. However, six other accused are still in police custody.

Meanwhile, when the Judge asked the suspects if they had anything to say, the undertrials complained of police torture.

They alleged that the ATS had taken their confessions by resorting to third-degree methods, and that they would now like to retract the same. The court then took their complaints on record.

All the thirteen suspects arrested in conection with the July 11 serial train blasts were booked under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).

188 people lost their lives and more than 800 were injured in these blasts.

UNI

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