Chronology of events in 2006 Mumbai train blasts case
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Mumbai, Jul 21 (PTI) Following is the chronology of events in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts case, in which the Bombay High Court on Monday acquitted all the 12 accused.
*July 11, 2006: Seven bomb blasts in first class compartments of seven local trains on western suburban railway line between 6.23 pm and 6.29 pm. 187 persons killed and 824 injured.
*July 11, 2006: Seven separate FIRs lodged in different police stations. Later clubbed and investigated by the Maharashtra Anti- Terrorism Squad (ATS).
*July-August 2006: Thirteen persons arrested in the case by the ATS for their involvement in the case.
*November 30, 2006: Chargesheet filed against 30 accused, including 13 Pakistani nationals, several of whom are wanted.
*2007: Trial begins.
*August 19, 2014: Trial ends. Special court reserves its order against 13 arrested accused.
*September 11, 2015: Special court convicts 12 out of the 13 accused. One accused acquitted due to lack of evidence against him.
*September 30, 2015: Special court imposes death penalty on five of the convicted accused. Life sentence imposed on remaining seven.
*2015-2024: Appeals placed before different benches of HC.
*June 2024: Ehtesham Siddiqui, one of the convicts on death row, files application in HC seeking intervention for expeditious hearing and disposal of the appeals.
*July 2024: HC sets up special bench of Justices Anil Kilor and Shyam Chandak to hear case.
*July 15, 2024: Special bench of HC starts hearing appeals on day-to-day basis.
*January 31, 2025: HC completes hearing appeals. Closes matter for orders.
*July 21, 2025: 19 years after blasts, Bombay HC acquits 12 persons, noting prosecution has utterly failed to prove case and that it is hard to believe the accused committed the crime. PTI SP GK
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