Mumbai train blasts case: All 12 acquitted

THE BOMBAY HIGH Court on Monday set aside the 2015 verdict of a special court that had awarded death sentence to five accused in the 2006 Mumbai train, and refused the Maharashtra government's plea seeking confirmation of their sentences.

- OMKAR GOKHALE

Almost 10 years after they were convicted, the high court acquitted all 12 accused in the case, including seven sentenced to life imprisonment.

A series of bombs ripped through seven local train coaches of the Western Suburban Railway around 6.30 pm on July 11, 2006, killing 189 people and injuring 824. The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad investigated the case.