The first phase of verdicts in the 1993 bomb blasts case will conclude on Monday with the Terrorists and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act court here expected to decide the fate of six accused.
MUMBAI: The first phase of verdicts in the 1993 bomb blasts case will conclude on Monday with the Terrorists and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act court here expected to decide the fate of six accused.
The court has found 94 accused, including film actor Sanjay Dutt, guilty and acquitted 23 people due to lack of evidence.
Six accused, allegedly involved in throwing grenades on a fishermen's colony in Mahim, an attack that left three persons dead and injured six, have been summoned on Monday for the pronouncement of the verdict against them.
The Maharashtra Minorities Front has said it will challenge the acquittal of Sanjay Dutt of terrorism charges under the TADA Act in the Supreme Court.
Front President Farooq Alam said members of the Muslim community had been convicted under TADA, while the actor had been acquitted of charges under this law though he was found guilty under the Arms Act.
Alam said he would move the Supreme Court, praying that Muslims had been discriminated against.
Those convicted by the court include members of gangster and prime accused Tiger Memon's family such as his brothers Yakub Memon, Yusuf Memon, Essa Memon and his sister-in-law Rubina Memon.
Others convicted include Customs officers – former additional Customs collector Somnath Thapa, former assistant commissioner RK Singh, former superintendent MS Sayyed, former superintendent SS Talawadekar and former inspector Jaywant Gurav.
They were found guilty of taking bribes to allow the passage of arms and RDX smuggled in by Tiger Memon.
Five others convicted are police officers who had taken bribes to allow the transportation of arms and RDX from Raigad to Mumbai. They are inspector Vijay Patil, Ashok Muneshwar, PM Mahadik, Ramesh Mali and SY Pashilkar.
Those acquitted include Suleiman Memon (Tiger's brother), Raheen Memon (Tiger's sister) and Hanifa Memon (Tiger's mother). All three were given the benefit of doubt by Judge PD Kode.
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