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in response to the
Gujarat communal riots, had pleaded to be spared the death sentence. However, public prosecutor showed the court that they had, in fact, acted in cold blood and planned their attacks well.
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On 31 August 2003, three suspects – Ashrat Ansari, Haneef Sayyed (died 2019) and Sayyed's wife, Fahmeeda, were arrested. All three were convicted and sentenced to death in August, 2009 by a special
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27 July 2009: Three accused Ashrat Ansari, Hanif Sayed and his wife
Fehmida Sayed are convicted by special POTA court under sections of IPC, POTA, Explosives Act, Explosive Substances Act.
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When a gelatin blast at
Ghatkopar in 28 July 2003, claimed just two lives, they decided to use RDX to take a heavier toll in the twin blasts a month later
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court of acquitting two other accused, Mohammed Ansari
Ladoowala and Mohammed Hasan Batterywala. They will now have to face trial under
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1 October 2003: Two more accused, Mohammed Ansari
Ladoowala and Mohammed Hasan Batterywala are arrested.
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The Pota court rejected all pleas of leniency and held that the brazen terror attack fell under the
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Batterywala are discharged from the case by POTA court. Later
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arrests three accused Ashrat Ansari, 32, Hanif Sayed, 46, and his wife
Fehmida Sayed, 43.
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1023:. Police allege the six to have been involved in placing an unexploded bomb in a bus at
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Gateway of India in south Mumbai. Around 52 people are killed and over 100 injured.
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also upholds POTA review committee report stating no charges hold ground against them.
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that killed 54, and injured 244 people. One of the bomb explosions took place at the
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Mohammed Haneef Sayed, his wife Fahmeeda and aide Ashrat Ansari. However,
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20 June 2004: Charges are brought against five accused. One is let go.
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in suburban
Andheri on 2 December 2002 and placing bomb in bus at
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charges that had been levelled against them and not under POTA.
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category of cases where the death sentence was well deserved.
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6 August 2009: Three convicts sentenced to death by special
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court in Mumbai. Later, the death sentence was upheld by
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in central Mumbai. Both the bombs were planted in parked
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They enjoyed the act of killing and deserve no mercy.
1355:Attacks on buildings and structures in Maharashtra
1261:"A chronology of the 2003 Mumbai twin blasts case"
1235:"Three get death for Gateway, Zaveri Bazar blasts"
1159:"HC upholds death for LeT men in twin blasts case"
1118:"Death for three in 2003 Mumbai bomb blasts case"
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1031:on 8 July 2003 in which two persons were killed.
1126:. Chennai, India. 7 August 2009. Archived from
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1320:Improvised explosive device bombings in Mumbai
21:Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar twin blasts
1206:"Death sentence upheld in Mumbai blasts case"
1078:upheld the death sentence awarded by special
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1360:Attacks on buildings and structures in 2003
982:in February 2012. Haneef was recruited in
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1181:"2003: Bombay rocked by twin car bombs"
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1021:Prevention of Terrorist Activities Act
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1002:25 August 2003: Twin blasts occur at
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1315:Terrorist incidents in India in 2003
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124:List of terrorist incidents in India
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1212:. Chennai, India. 10 February 2012
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1295:21st-century mass murder in India
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1325:Car and truck bombings in India
1037:2 September 2004: Trial begins.
1330:Car and truck bombings in 2003
937:25 August 2003 Mumbai bombings
1:
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1350:Marketplace attacks in India
7:
1340:August 2003 events in India
871:Terrorist attacks in Mumbai
127:Attacks with 50+ deaths in
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110:Terrorist attacks in India
1086:quashed the order of the
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184:2nd Jammu & Kashmir
1042:Supreme Court of India
943:in the Indian city of
1305:2003 murders in India
1300:Mass murder in Mumbai
1183:. BBC. 25 August 2003
990:Chronology of events
1310:Mass murder in 2003
971:was blamed for it.
501:2nd Dantewada (May)
495:1st Dantewada (Apr)
363:2nd Hyderabad (Aug)
358:1st Hyderabad (May)
1345:August 2003 crimes
1239:The Times of India
1161:. 10 February 2012
1074:12 February 2012:
596:4th Srinagar (Jun)
581:3rd Srinagar (Mar)
413:4th Delhi (27 Sep)
408:3rd Delhi (13 Sep)
1076:Bombay High Court
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996:As per rediff.com
980:Bombay High Court
957:Mumba Devi temple
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143:Indian Parliament
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790:Sukma-Bijapur
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484:3rd Bangalore
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277:1st Bangalore
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894:January 2003
518:2nd Varanasi
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335:2nd Srinagar
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298:1st Varanasi
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148:1st Srinagar
128:
114:(since 2001)
15:
1216:10 February
1165:10 February
1063:, he said.
1056:emotionally
909:August 2003
54:Car bombing
49:Attack type
1289:Categories
1265:Rediff.com
1099:References
939:were twin
899:March 2003
774:Gadchiroli
534:8th Mumbai
507:Jnaneswari
441:7th Mumbai
330:Kakopathar
314:6th Mumbai
238:5th Mumbai
232:4th Mumbai
227:3rd Mumbai
222:2nd Mumbai
201:1st Mumbai
1210:The Hindu
1123:The Hindu
1029:Ghatkopar
955:near the
904:July 2003
753:4th Sukma
727:3rd Sukma
691:Pathankot
668:Gurdaspur
647:4th Assam
632:2nd Sukma
627:3rd Assam
601:Bodh Gaya
591:1st Sukma
576:Hyderabad
555:7th Delhi
539:6th Delhi
513:5th Delhi
468:Bhimajuli
463:2nd Assam
434:1st Assam
402:Ahmedabad
303:2nd Delhi
293:Ahmedabad
271:1st Delhi
169:Akshardam
1271:6 August
1245:7 August
1187:7 August
1134:7 August
965:Pakistan
748:Sunjuwan
722:Shajapur
458:Guwahati
423:Agartala
418:Malegaon
325:W Bengal
320:Malegaon
265:Begumpet
190:Rafiganj
26:Location
967:-based
806:Rajouri
769:Pulwama
706:Nagrota
696:Pampore
673:Manipur
637:Burdwan
622:Chennai
260:Jaunpur
255:Ayodhya
206:Kurnool
174:Kolkata
129:italics
68:Injured
945:Mumbai
428:Imphal
390:Jaipur
60:Deaths
30:Mumbai
1025:SEEPZ
984:Dubai
961:taxis
827:Reasi
606:Patna
368:Ajmer
34:India
1273:2009
1247:2009
1218:2012
1189:2009
1167:2012
1136:2009
1088:POTA
1080:POTA
1052:POTA
976:POTA
935:The
924:2011
919:2008
914:2006
889:2002
884:1993
820:2024
799:2023
783:2021
762:2019
741:2018
715:2017
683:2016
661:2015
615:2014
569:2013
560:Pune
548:2012
527:2011
489:Pune
477:2010
451:2009
382:2008
344:2007
308:Doda
286:2006
248:2005
215:2003
157:2002
136:2001
40:Date
1092:IPC
701:Uri
71:300
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