2003 Mumbai blasts case accused get death
A special POTA court in Mumbai has awarded death sentence to the three accused held guilty last week for the 2003 twin Mumbai blasts at Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar that killed over 50 people. The court had held them guilty of conspiracy, murder and also under the prevention of terrorism act or POTA.
The convicted are Ashrat Shafique Ansari (32), Mohammed Hanif Sayed (46) and his wife Fehmida Sayed (43). This is the first time a husband and wife have been held guilty of terror activities in the country.
On August 25, 2003 two blasts had rocked the Gateway of India and the busy Zaveri Bazaar in South Mumbai killing 50 and injuring more than 200. They had also planted a bomb on July 28, 2003 in a municipal bus in suburban Ghatkopar which killed two persons.
The convicted are Ashrat Shafique Ansari (32), Mohammed Hanif Sayed (46) and his wife Fehmida Sayed (43). This is the first time a husband and wife have been held guilty of terror activities in the country.
On August 25, 2003 two blasts had rocked the Gateway of India and the busy Zaveri Bazaar in South Mumbai killing 50 and injuring more than 200. They had also planted a bomb on July 28, 2003 in a municipal bus in suburban Ghatkopar which killed two persons.
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