1993 blasts: 3 sentenced to death
An Indian anti-terror court on Wednesday sentenced to death three people convicted of involvement in a series of bomb attacks in Mumbai in 1993 which killed 257 people, court officials said.
By Agencies |
MUMBAI: An Indian anti-terror court on Wednesday sentenced to death three people convicted of involvement in a series of bomb attacks in Mumbai in 1993 which killed 257 people, court officials said.
The court ordered that Pervez Sheikh, Abdul Turg and Mohammed Mushtaq Tarani all go to the gallows for involvement in the main conspiracy or planting the bombs in India's financial and entertainment capital.
In total, 100 people were found guilty of involvement in the "Black Friday" attacks. Most of them have already been sentenced to jail terms, and Wednesday's hearing was the first time the death penalty has been handed down.
The attacks were allegedly organised by Mumbai's Muslim-dominated underworld in revenge for deadly Hindu-Muslim religious clashes a few months earlier.
The alleged masterminds of the blasts, Dawood Ibrahim and Tiger Memon, have been on the run since 1993. Indian investigators say they were aided by Pakistan's intelligence service but Islamabad has denied any link.
The court ordered that Pervez Sheikh, Abdul Turg and Mohammed Mushtaq Tarani all go to the gallows for involvement in the main conspiracy or planting the bombs in India's financial and entertainment capital.
In total, 100 people were found guilty of involvement in the "Black Friday" attacks. Most of them have already been sentenced to jail terms, and Wednesday's hearing was the first time the death penalty has been handed down.
The attacks were allegedly organised by Mumbai's Muslim-dominated underworld in revenge for deadly Hindu-Muslim religious clashes a few months earlier.
The alleged masterminds of the blasts, Dawood Ibrahim and Tiger Memon, have been on the run since 1993. Indian investigators say they were aided by Pakistan's intelligence service but Islamabad has denied any link.
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