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| Man found guilty of Mumbai blasts | Man found guilty of Mumbai blasts |
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| A court in India's western city of Mumbai (Bombay) has found a man guilty of planting explosives in serial bomb blasts in the city in 1993. | |
| Mohammed Ghansar placed plastic explosives in a scooter that exploded outside a market, the court said. | Mohammed Ghansar placed plastic explosives in a scooter that exploded outside a market, the court said. |
| The blast killed 17 people. Ghansar could now face the death penalty. | The blast killed 17 people. Ghansar could now face the death penalty. |
| He is among 123 defendants facing trial over a total of 12 blasts in India's financial capital in April 1993. They killed 257 people and wounded 713. | He is among 123 defendants facing trial over a total of 12 blasts in India's financial capital in April 1993. They killed 257 people and wounded 713. |
| Ghansar had been charged on 14 counts. He was convicted in connection with the attack on the crowded Zaveri Bazar. | |
| The charge that he helped carry ammunition and facilitated the escape from India of one of the main defendants, Tiger Memon, was rejected. | The charge that he helped carry ammunition and facilitated the escape from India of one of the main defendants, Tiger Memon, was rejected. |
| Hundreds of witnesses | Hundreds of witnesses |
| On Tuesday the court convicted four members of the Memon family over their roles in the blasts. | On Tuesday the court convicted four members of the Memon family over their roles in the blasts. |
| Verdicts for all the defendants are being announced in stages over several few weeks. | Verdicts for all the defendants are being announced in stages over several few weeks. |
| 1993 MUMBAI BLASTS 12 blasts257 dead713 injured123 arrested and tried686 witnesses testify35,000 pages of evidence submitted13 years to reach verdict Profile: Fugitive gangster The man thought to have masterminded of the plot, underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, has still not been caught. | 1993 MUMBAI BLASTS 12 blasts257 dead713 injured123 arrested and tried686 witnesses testify35,000 pages of evidence submitted13 years to reach verdict Profile: Fugitive gangster The man thought to have masterminded of the plot, underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, has still not been caught. |
| India says he is hiding in Pakistan, a charge Pakistan has denied. | India says he is hiding in Pakistan, a charge Pakistan has denied. |
| Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt is also among the accused. | Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt is also among the accused. |
| Mr Dutt was arrested 13 years ago on terrorism charges and spent nearly two years in jail before the Supreme Court ordered his release on bail. | Mr Dutt was arrested 13 years ago on terrorism charges and spent nearly two years in jail before the Supreme Court ordered his release on bail. |
| The BBC's Zubair Ahmed in Mumbai says there have been few trials in India's legal history to match this one. | The BBC's Zubair Ahmed in Mumbai says there have been few trials in India's legal history to match this one. |
| 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. |
| 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 have been languishing in jail for the past 13 years. Lawyers have criticised the length of the trial. | Most of the accused have been languishing in jail for the past 13 years. 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. |