A total of 7 people were accused, including former MP Sadhvi Pragya, Major (retired) Ramesh Upadhyay, Sudhakar Chaturvedi, Ajay Rahirkar, Sudhankar Dhar Dwivedi (Shankaracharya) and Sameer Kulkarni.
The court pointed out that none of the public witnesses supported the prosecution's case that the accused were a part of the riotous mob which had looted, vandalised and ransacked the shops or houses.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday said that no one will be protected under political pressure in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts case. His remarks came after the Supreme Court stayed the Bombay High Court's order acquitting 12 accused in the blasts
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to stay the Bombay High Court's order that had acquitted 12 people in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts case.
A bench comprising Justices M.M. Sundresh and N. Kotiswar Singh clarified that the stay order would not affect the release of the accused persons from jail. The top courts' decision came on a plea filed by the Maharashtra government following the Bombay High Court's July 21 decision to acqui
An anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi issued arrest warrants for top PTI leaders, including Arif Alvi and Ali Amin Gandapur, over November protests. Separately, a Lahore court sentenced several PTI leaders to 10 years for May 9 violence, while acquitting Shah Mahmood Qureshi and others, acco
Asif Khan from Maharashtra's Jalgaon is one of the 12 people acquitted by the Bombay High Court on Monday in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts case. As he returns to his family after spending 19 years in jail, they express their happiness. However, they also said that justice was delayed, asking
The plea was mentioned on Tuesday before a bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai by Solicitor General of India (SGI) Tushar Mehta, who requested that the plea be taken up urgently by the top court. The Court listed the matter for hearing on Thursday, July 24.
AIMIM national spokesperson Waris Pathan welcomed the Bombay High Court's decision to acquit all 12 individuals convicted in the 2006 Mumbai train bombings case, calling it a victory of truth and justice.