1993 Mumbai blasts: Mustafa Dossa convicted

June 16, 2017 12:46

A designated court of Terrorist And Disruptive Activities (Prevention) (TADA) Act pronounced its verdict against one of the seven accused in the
1993 Mumbai serial blasts.

On March 12, 1993, a series of 12 blasts rocked Mumbai, killing 257 people and injuring 713 others.

The other accused are Abu Salem, Firoz Khan, Riyaz Siddiqui, Karimullah Shaikh, Mohammad Tahir Merchant alias Tahir Taklya and Abdul Qayyum.

Dossa is found guilty of attending conspiracy meetings in India and Dubai, arranging for arms with his brother, Mohammed, and making travel arrangements so the other accused could meet Dawood Ibrahim.

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