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Hearing Concludes of 7/11 Blasts Death Confirmation Pleas

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January 28, 2025

The Bombay high court on Monday concluded the death sentence confirmation pleas and appeals of various accused convicted for their role in the 7/11 serial blasts in the city, which left 209 dead and over 700 injured.

- Karuna Nidhi

MUMBAI:

The special bench of justices Anil Kilor and Shyam Chandak, which started hearing the pleas and appeals in July 2024, has posted the matter on Friday for queries, following which it will deliver its verdict.

On July 11, 2006, Mumbai was rocked by a series of seven powerful blasts on suburban locals on the western line, which ripped through the double-layered steel roofs and sides of each of the compartments.

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