North India Statesman
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Mumbai: The Bombay High Court’s much -awaited verdict is coming today in the case of serial bomb blasts in Mumbai’s local trains on 11 July 2006. The decision is based on appeals related to the confirmation of death sentence to five convicts in the case and life imprisonment of other seven convicts. In this terrorist attack nearly 19 years old, 189 people were killed and more than 800 people were injured. The Additional Sessions Court convicted 12 accused in the case in 2015. Five of these were sentenced to death, while seven were sentenced to life imprisonment. Subsequently, the state government had filed a petition in the High Court to confirm the death sentence, while the culprits also appealed against their punishment. A special bench of the Bombay High Court heard for about six months in this important case related to the Mumbai terror attacks. Meanwhile, the defense argued that the accused were forcibly taken statements and tortured from the accused. On the other hand, the prosecution demanded confirmation of death sentence, stating the case as “rare to rare” category. The decision to be pronounced today is waiting for the families of the victims and the country for justice.
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