10 convicted for 2003 blasts in Mumbai

A special court on Tuesday convicted 10 out of the 13 accused in connection with the multiple blasts that rocked the city between December 2002 and March 2003 killing 13 people.

Special Prevention of Terrorism Act (Pota) judge P.R. Deshmukh will start hearing the arguments on the sentencing from Wednesday. Those convicted are key accused Saquib Nachan, Ateef Mulla, Hasib Mulla, Ghulam Kotal, Mohammed Kamil, Noor Malik, Anwar Ali Khan, Farhaan Khot, Wahid Ansari and Muzammil Ansari.

In a combined charge sheet filed against 15 accused in the Mulund, Vile Parle and Mumbai Central blast cases, police had charged them with offences under Pota, the Explosive Substances Act and preparation to wage war against the nation and criminal conspiracy under the IPC. Two accused died during the trial and cases against them were abated.