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| Four guilty of 1993 Mumbai bombs | |
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| A court in India's western Mumbai (Bombay) city has found four members of a family guilty for their roles in the serial bomb blasts in the city in 1993. | A court in India's western Mumbai (Bombay) city has found four members of a family guilty for their roles in the serial bomb blasts in the city in 1993. |
| A total of 123 defendants are accused of involvement in the blasts in India's financial capital that killed 257 people and wounded 713. | A total of 123 defendants are accused of involvement in the blasts in India's financial capital that killed 257 people and wounded 713. |
| Judge PD Kode said the other verdicts would be announced in stages because of the large number of accused. | Judge PD Kode said the other verdicts would be announced in stages because of the large number of accused. |
| The main accused, underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, has not been caught. | The main accused, underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, has not been caught. |
| Ibrahim is now believed to be living in Pakistan and is accused of being the mastermind of the plot. | Ibrahim is now believed to be living in Pakistan and is accused of being the mastermind of the plot. |
| Judge Kode said that four members of a family, Yaqub Memon, Yusuf Memon, Isa Memon and Rubina Memon had been found guilty of involvement in the bombings. | Judge Kode said that four members of a family, Yaqub Memon, Yusuf Memon, Isa Memon and Rubina Memon had been found guilty of involvement in the bombings. |
| All of them have been found guilty of conspiracy and abetting a terrorist act. | All of them have been found guilty of conspiracy and abetting a terrorist act. |
| They are related to another main accused, Tiger Memon, who has not been caught and is believed to living outside India. | |
| Correspondents say Tiger Memon owned a restaurant in Mumbai and was alleged closely associated with Dawood Ibrahim. | |
| The police say he was involved in gold and narcotic smuggling and was one of the masterminds of the 1993 blasts. Some reports suggest that he is running a business outside India. | |
| Legal history | |
| Bollywood star, Sanjay Dutt, is among the accused. | Bollywood star, Sanjay Dutt, is among the accused. |
| The 1993 blasts in Mumbai killed 257 people | The 1993 blasts in Mumbai killed 257 people |
| Dutt was arrested 13 years ago on terrorism charges and spent nearly two years in jail before the Supreme Court released him on bail. | Dutt was arrested 13 years ago on terrorism charges and spent nearly two years in jail before the Supreme Court released him on bail. |
| The BBC's Zubair Ahmed in Mumbai says that there have been few trials in India to match this one in legal history. | The BBC's Zubair Ahmed in Mumbai says that there have been few trials in India to match this one in legal history. |
| It has taken more than a decade, with evidence from more than 600 witnesses. | It has taken more than a decade, with evidence from more than 600 witnesses. |
| 1993 MUMBAI BLASTS 12 blasts257 dead713 injured123 arrested and tried686 witnesses testify35,000 pages of evidence submitted13 years to reach verdict | 1993 MUMBAI BLASTS 12 blasts257 dead713 injured123 arrested and tried686 witnesses testify35,000 pages of evidence submitted13 years to reach verdict |
| The bombings are believed to have been carried out by one of the city's notorious underworld crime syndicates, which were then dominated by Muslims. | The bombings are believed to have been carried out by one of the city's notorious underworld crime syndicates, which were then dominated by Muslims. |
| Their motive is said to have been to avenge the deaths of Muslims killed in religious rioting in the city during the preceding months. | Their motive is said to have been to avenge the deaths of Muslims killed in religious rioting in the city during the preceding months. |
| Most of the accused men have been languishing in jail for the last 13 years. | Most of the accused men have been languishing in jail for the last 13 years. |
| Lawyers have criticised the length of the trial. | Lawyers have criticised the length of the trial. |
| The case has taken so long that 12 of the accused have died, and others have been imprisoned for so much longer than their likely sentence that a guilty verdict may still result in them walking free. | The case has taken so long that 12 of the accused have died, and others have been imprisoned for so much longer than their likely sentence that a guilty verdict may still result in them walking free. |