An Indian court has sentenced five men to death and jailed seven
others for life for planning bomb blasts that struck Mumbai commuter
trains in 2006, killing more than 180 people and wounding hundreds.
Aljazeera has more:
KP Raghuvanshi, a former Maharashtra Anti-Terror Squad
(ATS) chief, who had previously handled the case, welcomed Wednesday’s
sentencing, saying the court had recognised their investigation into the
blasts. “The whole case went on for nine years,” he said.
“After a long trial of nine years, the court has announced the
judgement of the case. Five bomb planters have been sentenced to death
by hanging and others have been convicted under different sections of
the law for conspiracy, IPC [Indian Penal Code] Explosives Act, MCOCA
[Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act]. The court has recognised
our entire team’s investigation.”
However, Gulzar Azmi, a representative of an organisation providing
legal support to the convicts, said the trial was unfair and they would
appeal in a higher court for justice. “The real criminals behind the
blasts have not been caught. They have given sentence to innocent
people,” he said. “It is the court’s decision [to pass this judgement]
but the High Court has shot down other such judgements by lower courts
before.”
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