3 men sentenced to life in jail over 2002-2003 Mumbai blasts
Xinhua, April 6, 2016 Adjust font size:
An Indian special court sentenced three men to life in jail on Wednesday for their role in the 2002-03 Mumbai multiple blasts case.
The Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) court also handed down 10-year sentences to five others and a two-year jail term to the remaining two men.
A total of 10 men were convicted of the multiple blasts last month, while three other accused had been acquitted.
The triple bomb blasts took place across Mumbai over a span of three months between December 2002 and March 2003, killing at least 12 people and injuring over 27 others.
The first blast took place on Dec. 6, 2002, at a McDonald's restaurant at the Mumbai Central Railway Station, while the second one on Jan. 27, 2003 in a crowded market in Vile Parle East.
The third and the last blast happened in a busy local train at the Mulund railway station in Mumbai on March 13, 2003. Endit