At least seven people were injured on Tuesday after a blast took place on a railway track that derailed four bogies of the Jaffar Express in Sindh's Shikarpur district, Dawn reported citing officials.
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
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.
The UBT leader also called for Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to appeal the decision, and present a foolproof argument for punishing the perpetrators and giving the victims justice.
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.
Earlier, on Monday, Shiv Sena Member of Parliament (MP), Milind Deora on Monday said that he cannot accept the verdict of the Mumbai High Court concerning the 2006 Mumbai train blasts.
"As a Mumbaikar, I cannot accept the verdict of the Bombay High Court. In 2006, I was myself an MP from Mumbai, and I went and saw what happened in that terrorist attack," said Deora.