US EditionIndia Court Acquits 12 in Deadly 2006 Train Blasts Case
MUMBAI, INDIA, JUL 21 – Bombay High Court acquitted 12 men convicted in 2015 for the 2006 Mumbai blasts, citing unreliable witnesses and procedural lapses in a case that killed 189 and injured over 800.
- A court in India has acquitted 12 men previously convicted in the 2006 Mumbai train bombings, which resulted in 187 deaths and over 800 injuries.
- The Bombay High Court ruled that the prosecution had "utterly failed" to establish the accused's guilt in the case.
- The ruling overturned a previous decision that sentenced five of the accused to death and seven to life in prison.
- The court ordered the immediate release of the accused unless they are wanted in other cases.
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7/11 train blasts: Maharashtra govt to challenge acquittal of 12 accused in SC
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government will challenge the acquittal of 12 accused in the 7/11 Mumbai train bomb blasts case by the Bombay High Court in the Supreme Court, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday. He described the high court verdict as shocking. “I will go through the entire order. I have discussed with the lawyers, and the high court verdict will be challenged in the Supreme Court,” he told reporters. Nineteen years after sev…
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Indian court frees 12 in 2006 Mumbai train bombings
An Indian court acquitted on Monday 12 men previously convicted for a series of bomb blasts that ripped through packed commuter trains in Mumbai in 2006 that killed 187 people. The men were convicted in 2015 of murder, conspiracy, and waging war against the country over the attacks during the evening rush hour of July 11, 2006 that also injured more than 800 people. Five were sentenced to death, while the other seven were given life imprisonment…
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Insider PaperIndia court acquits 12 in deadly 2006 train blasts case
MUMBAI: An Indian court acquitted on Monday (Jul 21) 12 men previously convicted for a series of bomb blasts that ripped through packed commuter trains in Mumbai in 2006 that killed 187 people. The men were convicted in 2015 of murder, conspiracy, and waging war against the country over the attacks during
The High Court of Bombay annulled the sentences issued in 2015 against twelve men accused of having committed the attack of 7/11/2009 in which 189 people died and more than 800 were injured. The judges ruled that confessions would be obtained by torture. Accuses based on a spoiled investigation and a presumption of guilt, denounced the lawyer S. Muralidhar, emphasizing the social stigma and devastation in the lives of the accused, incarcerated u…
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