1993 blasts convict pleads court for day’s bail

A 1993 serial bomb blasts convict, Abdul Gani Turk, who had been sentenced to death for executing a blast at Worli by the special Tada court on September 18, 2006, has moved the Bombay high court seeking bail for a day to attend his daughter’s wedding.

His advocate mentioned his plea before the vacation bench of justice S J Kathawalla and justice P D Kode on Friday as the prison authorities cannot decide on his plea. His plea will be heard on Monday.

The plea states that Turk’s last daughter is getting married on June 4 in Mumbai, which he wants to attend.  Turk is currently lodged in custody of the police escort party Yerwada, Pune.  The HC had allowed Turk to attend his mother’s last rites at his Dongri residence a few years back when his mother had expired.

The Century Bazaar blast took place on March 13, 1993, in which 113 people died and 227 were injured. It led to a property loss of around Rs2.5 crore. Turk, one of the most trusted lieutenant of Tiger Memon (prime accused in the blasts), had driven an explosives laden Mahindra commander Jeep and parked it outside the Century Bazaar.  The intensity of the blast was multiplied due to the open market place (unlike Air India or BSE building car parking lots).