A special POTA court today pronounced quantum of punishment for ten convicts in multiple blasts in Mumbai between 2002 and 2003. Court awarded life imprisonment to three convicts. Four were awarded 10 years imprisonment. Another three got 2 years’ imprisonment each. On March 29, the court had held guilty ten out of the thirteen accused in the case. Special Judge P R Deshmukh pronounced the verdict.
Twelve people were killed in a blast that occurred in a suburban train near Mulund station in March 2003. On December 6, 2002, many people were injured in a blast at McDonald’s opposite Mumbai Central station, while a person had died in a blast that took place in Vile Parle market on January 27, 2003.