In online meet, farmers decide to intensify chakka jam on Jul 1
Participants included MLC Satej Patil, MLA Vishwajeet Kadam, MP Vishal Patil, MP Omaraje Nimbalkar, MP Nagesh Patil, MLA Kailas Patil, MLA Arun Lad, MLA Dilip Sopal, MLA Chandrakant Navghare, MLA Pravin Swami, former MP Raju Shetti, and farmers from all 12 districts. Speaking in Dharashiv, farmers' leader Raju Shetti claimed those opposing the Shaktipeeth highway project are being treated more harshly than 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab, as even Kasab was allowed to present his case, provided a lawyer, and given 'biryani', but farmers' tights are being disregarded. Shetti said govt is issuing notices and conducting land surveys without farmers' consent, using police force to do so. — Rahul Gayakwad
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- Time of India
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The acquittal of Mumbai train blasts accused is a devastating indictment of police & prosecution Bombay HC's acquittal of the 12 men convicted (seven on life-term, five on death row) for the 11/7 train blasts is deeply worrying given what judges have revealed about the shoddy investigation and prosecution's negligence. HC said prosecution had 'utterly failed to prove the case' beyond reasonable doubt. That such 'deceptive closure undermines public trust while the true threat remains at large.' Trial court's conviction was junked on several points that included 1) confessions were a product of torture, 2) it was 'very odd' that witnesses identified the accused after four years, 3) witnesses were 'stock witnesses', rolled out frequently, 4) it took three months before one witness claimed to have seen bombs 'assembled', 5) prosecution's evidence was simply 'not safe' to base convictions on. If this is the state of investigation into one of the worst terror attacks India has suffered, one shudders to think what many routine probes entail. In the July 2006 synchronised blasts on seven suburban trains in Mumbai within minutes during evening rush-hour, over 800 had been hurt, and 187 killed. Anti-terror cops charged the accused under the harsh state law MCOCA and stringent anti-terror law UAPA in Nov 2006. In 2015, a special court convicted all 12. The convicts' appeals have been pending in Bombay HC since 2015; Maharashtra state asked HC to confirm the sentences. HC acquitted all after regular hearings for six months since July 2024. The last few years have seen a marked uptick in prisoners going from death row to acquittal. Higher courts and Supreme Court are routinely expressing dismay at sloppy investigation, where police and prosecution's sole aim is to 'pretend' a case is solved. The 11/7 case is among the most significant of such cases – there was no application of mind by police, prosecution or the trial court. In Feb 2022, an analysis by The Print showed that in the previous year, six HCs had acquitted 30 convicts sentenced to death by lower courts. In each, HCs had rebuked investigators for false evidence, missing forensic samples, corruption, 'manufactured FIRs', coached witnesses, and pulled up prosecutors for even 'hiding evidence'. Yesterday's acquittals are a loud wake-up call. Cops and trial court judges must give their full and serious attention. Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email This piece appeared as an editorial opinion in the print edition of The Times of India.
Time of India
4 hours ago
- Time of India
Despair and disbelief overcome victims of Mumbai train blasts as high court verdict brings case back to square one
Mumbai: Shock, anger and a sense of futility overcame the families of those who were killed or injured in the 11/7 serial train blasts. Monday's acquittal of all 12 accused prompted them to ask who actually perpetrated the crime, with some remarking sarcastically, "No one did it!" Decades of fruitlessness have sealed the lips of Priti Sawant, whose husband, Parag (36), became the face of the tragedy. Parag died in 2015 after a long spell in coma. Priti is currently employed with Western Railway at Bhayander station but declined comment to TOI, saying she did not wish to relive the trauma. She was an expectant mother in 2006, and her daughter was born after Parag's injury. Harshal Bhalerao (23) of Vasai was killed in the blast. His mother Saguna said Monday, "No verdict will bring my son back. But the guilty must be punished." Harshal's father, Yashwant, said, "Not a single victim's family will like this judgement. We have named our bungalow 'Harshal 7/11' after him. He was our only boy, now our daughter takes care of us." Harshal was on his first day of work in Andheri when he fell victim to the blast at Borivli. You Can Also Check: Mumbai AQI | Weather in Mumbai | Bank Holidays in Mumbai | Public Holidays in Mumbai Artist Mahendra Pitale lost an arm to the bombing. He said, "The order is a massive shock. We believed the guilty would hang. If these men were not the perpetrators, then who carried out the bomb blasts? Why were they not apprehended? Nineteen years have passed and there is no justice. Is it going to take the law enforcement agencies another 19 years to find the real perpetrators?" Pitale too was given a job by the railways. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Gold Is Surging in 2025 — Smart Traders Are Already In IC Markets Learn More Undo "My prosthetic limb is very expensive and I have to find sponsors or depend on trusts to be able to afford it," said Pitale, who has changed prosthetic limbs seven times in the past two decades. "No one killed 200 people & injured 700...," tweeted chartered accountant Chirag Chauhan, who had suffered a spinal injury that left his legs and lower body paralysed. "Personally, I may have forgiven the terrorists and moved on with my life. But the law of the land has failed to deliver justice today to the people who were left dead or disabled... Today is a very sad day for everyone. Justice got killed..." Vishakha Seksaria, sister of Vrindesh, who was killed, said, "I am unable to digest this news. The accused had been convicted in 2015... how can they be acquitted now? My brother, Vrindesh, was like a pillar of support to us. After losing my parents during the pandemic, I'm now all alone. The court order feels like a blow. I would like to discuss with the other (victims') families and petition the court to reconsider." Subhash Saboo said, "I can never forget that day as my father (Nathmal) was on the train towards Malad and he never made it home. I have been trying to erase the memory for the last two decades but today the sorrow is searing through me and seeing the acquittal order has left me speechless." Rishi Bobra (38), a gritty survivor who spent a month in the ICU, said he had nothing to say on the verdict and had moved ahead. "I work for a securities firm. I drive or take the train to my workplace. l don't want to dwell on the past," he said. In 2016, Bobra had said that he felt the delay not just in this case, but in all cases is a reflection of the Indian legal system. Garden landscaper Harish Pawar was injured when a train rod pierced his chest. He bubbled over in anger Monday. "It appears as if we the commuters are to blame for stepping out for work to support our families. Why was the evidence that was deemed acceptable by the lower courts for conviction, entirely negated by the high court?" Vasai resident Raniya D'Souza lost her father, Manuel (36), when she was just six and a half. Manuel, a chemical engineer and the sole breadwinner, was killed in the Matunga blast. "Our family struggled emotionally and financially, and the void left by my father has not been filled even after all these years," she said. Raniya is grateful to Western Railway for having granted her a job after graduation. Her younger brother, who was only two and a half at the time, does not have any memories of their father. Calling the judgment unjust, Hansraj Kanojia, who lost a leg, demanded reinvestigation. "If they are being set free today and go on to commit the same crime again, who will take responsibility? The case should be taken to the Supreme Court." On Monday BJP leader Kirit Somaiya along with Kanojia and Pitale met additional chief security (home) I S Chahal at Mantralaya. They expressed unhappiness over the judgement and requested the state to challenge the decision in the SC. (Inputs by Nitasha Natu, V Narayan, Somit Sen, Vishal Rajemahadik, Swati Deshpande, Vijay V Singh, Pushkraj Vernekar and Bella Jaisinghani)
India.com
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