2006 Mumbai Blasts: High Court Overturns Convictions, Citing Prosecution Failure
Mumbai, July 21, 2025 – In a significant development concerning the horrific July 11, 2006 Mumbai suburban train bombings, the Bombay High Court today acquitted all accused in the case, overturning the lower court's convictions. A division bench of Justice Anil Kilor and Justice S.G. Chandak ruled that the prosecution had "utterly failed to establish a case against the accused." This landmark judgment comes 19 years after a series of seven coordinated bomb blasts ripped through Mumbai's bustling Western Line local trains, claiming over 200 lives and injuring more than 700. On that fateful day, July 11, 2006, between 6:24 PM and 6:35 PM, the city's lifeline was brutally targeted during the peak evening rush hour. Rigged pressure cooker bombs, designed to amplify damage, were strategically placed in first-class compartments of trains originating from Churchgate. The explosions occurred near or at the stations of Matunga Road, Mahim Junction, Bandra, Khar Road, Joge...
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