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1993 Mumbai serial blasts verdict on Abu Salem to be announced

by IBNS 15 Jun 2017, 08:12 pm

Mumbai, June 16 (IBNS) : A special TADA court is likely to pronounce its judgement in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case involving gangster Abu Salem, reports said.

Abu Salem is one among the seven accused-the others being  Mustafa Dossa, Karimullah Khan, Firoz Abdul Rashid Khan, Riyaz Siddiqui, Tahir Merchant and Abdul Quayyum.

Their trial was separated from the main case as they were arrested at the time of conclusion of the main trial in which 100 people were convicted. 

The serial blasts had left 257 people dead and  713 seriously injured  besides destroying  properties worth Rs 27 crore.