Four Terrorists on Prowl

Acting on a tip off from a taxi driver, five teams of Mumbai’s Anti Terror Squad have launched a massive man-hunt for three men and a woman in veil (burqa), who are suspected to be terrorists targeting popular spots in city. According to reports, the taxi... Read more

METROPOLIS's DARKEST HOURS

    Mumbai has seen 32 explosions set off by terrorists in the last 15 years,starting with an attack at Kalyan railway station which was carried out by Khliastani extremists. According to offical figures 534 lives have been lost in such incidents, the most horrific being the 1993 serial blasts & the 7/11 train explosins which alone account for 444 deaths. Suspects have been rounded up & tried in almost all the cases. But trials in connection with... Read more

Moving Target

Terror PlannersLashker-e-Toiba(LeT),Jaish-e-Mohammed(JeM),Harkat ul Jihad al Islami(HUJI),Harkat-ul-Mujahideen(HUM) & many lesser known outfits, all under the umbrella of Al-Qaeda.The PathThey reach the relatively quiet & less protected southern states from or through Pakistan & Bangladesh.The MissionTo recruit members in the south,to hide there after offences elsewhere & to hatch terror plots.Taking AimBesides soft targets including IT companies in the southern... Read more

Hyderabad Blasts

Seven students & three professors from Amrutvahini Engg. College,Ahmednagar,Maharashtra,were among those killed in the Hyderabad blasts on August 25,2007. Ahmednagar police said that at least 45 second year students were in Hyderabad on a study tour. They decided to stay back for the laser show & were to return on Sunday. "Bodies of three students are beyond recognition. We have informed the parents & some have already arrived,"said a professor on phone from Hyderabad,... Read more

Bomb Blast at McDonald

     On December 6,2002 the explosion occured at a McDonald's outlet at Mumbai Central Railway Station. It was set off by a crude bomb; there were no deaths but 25 people were injured. The date of blast assumes significance as it coincides with date of the demolition of Babri Masjid. The trial is still on.

Blasts at Railway Stations

Date:- January 23,24 & 27  Five Blasts ripped through Mumbai's Railway Stations & Trains in the early months of 1998. KanjurMarg station(January 23) & the tracks between Goregaon & Malad(January 24) were among the targets. Three Consecutive blasts occured on one single day(February 27) near Virar, Santacruz & Kandivali Railway Stations. Thease were again low-intensity explosins which killed 4 persons & left over 30 injured.     A... Read more

Blast Near Jama Masjid

          In August 1997,low- intensity blast in a toilet near Jama Masjid in South Mumbai; Three persons were injured. Three Pakistani natinals, Yasir, Hassan & Ahmed , were  named as absconding suspects. No arrest was made ,the case has been closed.

Kalayan Railway Blast

        It was a blast at Kalayan Railway Station carried out using crude bombs, which killed 15 people. The  probe  zeroed in on five Khalistani  extremists who where arrested & convicted. Life terms were handed out to all of them.

Deadly Numbers

The US & UK  may like to belive that they are leading the war on terror globally, but the country that has had to face the worst of terrorist attacks on its own soil, barring war-torn Iraq, is India.Country              Deaths            IncidentsIraq                       29,070              12,718India... Read more

Tahir Taklya

One of Dawood & Tiger Memon's trusted aides, tahir Mohammad Merchant alias Taher Taklya is among the 29 absconding accused in the serial blasts case. He took part in meetings Dubai where the conspiracy was hatched. Tahir arranged for shelter in Dubai & passage to Islamabad for 19 accused who underwent weapons training in Pakistan. Also accused of smuggling weapons & collecting,manging funds. Tahir was caught by Abu Dhabi police on March 27,2004,on charges of carrying... Read more

The Real Master Mind

Ibrahim Abdul Razak Memon better known as Tiger Memon is a terrorist and he is the prime accused in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case and is wanted by the Interpol Delhi and CBI.His role as the prime accused in the blasts along with Dawood Ibrahim has been... Read more

100 of People Convicted by Tada Court

Yeshwant Nago Bhoinkar: Three years' rigorous imprisonment and Rs 25,000 fine for transporting RDX and arms from high seas to the Shekhadi coast on trawlers. Abbas Shaikhdhare: Three years' rigorous imprisonment and Rs 25,000 fine for transporting RDX and... Read more

Sanjay Dutt & Partners in Crime

Sanjay DuttThe Bollywood Actor Punishment :- 6 years imprisonment.Role :- Under The Arms Act for illegal possession of an automatic AK-56 rifle in 1993, two months before the March 12 blasts.His Partners In Crime1.Rushi Mulla(64)Role :- Possession... Read more

Verdict Of '93 Blasts***

Convicted Persons

Somnath Thapa(59)
Former Customs Officer
Penalty :- Life Sentence & Fine Rs. 2 lakh
Role :- Did Not stop smuggling of explosives despite having knowledge of about their
landing at Shekhadi.

Verdict of '93 Blasts**

Location :- Naigaum Cross RoadConvicted Person :- Mohmmad Iqbal Shaikh(34) Penalty :- Death Sentence & Fine Rs. 2.5 lakh Role :- Parked RDX-laden scooter(unexploded)at Naigaum Cross Road Drove a bike from which a co-accused lobbed grenades at Sahar Airport.Location :- Mahim Fishermen's ColonyDead :- 3 Injured :- 6Exploded at 1:45pmConvicted Persons :- Bashir... Read more

The Memons

Roles of the Memon Family in '93 BlastsEssa Memon Tiger's brother.Was found guilty of conspiracy & allowing his flat(at Al-Husseni building in Mahim)to be used for meetings to plan blasts & storing arms & ammunition.Yousuf & Rubeena Memon... Read more

Verdict of 93 Blasts*

Location :- Plaza CinemaDead :- 10 Injured :- 36Exploded at 3:15 pmConvicted Persons :- Asgar Mukadam(45) Penalty :- Death Sentence & Fine Rs. 5.25 lakh Role :- He is former manager of Tiger Memon,& Qureshi... Read more

Verdict of 93 Blasts

Location :- Century BazzarDead :- 113 Injured :- 227.Convicted Person :- Abdul Gani Turk(51).Penalty :- Death Sentence & Fine Rs. 1.75 lakhRole :- Parked a RDX-laden Commander Jeep. Exploded at 2:45pm Turk had confessed filling RDX in the vehicle & parking the Commander Jeep at Century Bazzar. He performed namaaz after parking the vehicle.Location :- Katha Bazzar & SeaRock HotelDead :- 4 Injured :- 21.(Katha Bazzar)Dead :- 0 Injured... Read more

Train Bomb Blasts

Collected Pictures of the 7/11 Train Blasts

7/11/2006 Train blasts

Yakub Memon tells the true story......

Demolition of Babri Masjid

Important Contact Numbers

Western Railway Enquiry 131, (022) 2306 1763 Mumbai Helpline (022) 2200 5388 Cooper Hospital (022) 2620 7254 Bhabha Hospital - Bandra (022) 2642 2775 Hinduja Hospital (022) 2445 1515 Leelavati Hospital (022) 2643 8281 Nanavati Hospital (022) Raheja Hospital (022) 2446 7569 Sion Hospital (022) 2407 6380 / 2444 9161 Send messages on TV News Channels : CNN IBN SMS “Mumbai” to 2622 followed by your message Or call (0120)4341 895 http://www.ibnlive.com Headlines Today HT Message... Read more

Seven Series Bomb Blasts

Location :- Mumbai, India Target :- Mumbai Suburban Railway Date :- 11 July 2006Time :- 18:24 – 18:35 (UTC+5.5) Attack type :- Bombings Deaths :- 209 Injured :- 714 Perpetrator(s):- Terrorist outfits—Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), Lashkar-e-Toiba... Read more

Vile Parle Station Bomb Blast

Location :- Mumbai, India.Date :- January 27, 2003.Time :- Around 6:00 pm.Attack type :- Bombing.Deaths :- 1(Female).Injured :- 28.On 27 January 2003 a bomb placed on a bicycle exploded near the busy marketplace outside Vile Parle station. The bomb killed 1 and injured 28. The bomb is packed inside a bag containing wheat.The blast occured when Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the Prime Minister of India at the time was to visit the city.This is the second in a series of five bombings against... Read more

Twin Car Bomb Blasts

Location :- Mumbai, India. Date :- August 25, 2003. Attack type :- Car Bombing Deaths :- 52 On 25 August 2003, twin car bombings struck the Indian city of Mumbai killing at least 52 people, and injuring nearly 150. Both of those two bombs were planted in... Read more

BEST Bus No. 340

Location :-Mumbai, India Date :-July 28, 2003 Attack type :- Bombing Deaths :-4 At 21:15 hrs on 28 July 2003 a bomb placed under a seat of a B.E.S.T. bus exploded on the busy Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg in Ghatkopar.This bus runs from Sarvodaya Nagar to Ghatkopar,a... Read more

Mulund Blast Arrests

Mumbai, April 12: Police today arrested three “former” members of the Students’ Islamic Movement of India (Simi) for trying to thwart the arrest of Saquib Nachan, the prime suspect in the Mulund train blast of March 13.Five persons, all said to be Simi activists, were earlier arrested for engineering the Ghatkopar bus blast on December 2 last year. The blast had killed two and injured 30 persons. Working in tandem with sleuths from the Mumbai Crime Branch, the Thane district... Read more

Mulund Bomb Blasts

Mulund Train Bombing Location :- Mumbai, India Date :- March 13, 2003 Attack type :- Bombing Deaths :-10 At 21:45 hrs on 13 March 2003 a bomb exploded as a train pulled into Mulund Station(which coming from Karjat). The bomb was placed in the first... Read more

BEST Bus No. 416

1st Ghatkopar Bus Bombing Location:- Mumbai, IndiaDate:- December 6, 2002Attack type:- BombingDeaths:- 3Injured :- 32At 18:45 hrs on 6 December 2002 a bomb placed under a seat of an empty B.E.S.T. bus no. 416 exploded near the busy Ghatkopar station. The... Read more

Black Friday

Directed by :- Anurag KashyapProduced by :- Arjun Bagga, Arindam MitraWritten by :- Hussain Zaidi, Anurag KashyapStarring :- Kay Kay Menon, Pavan Malhotra, Aditya... Read more

The Bombings

At 1:30 p.m. a powerful car bomb exploded in the basement of the Bombay Stock Exchange building. The 28-story office building housing the exchange was severely damaged, and many nearby office buildings also suffered some damage. About 50 were killed by this... Read more

मुम्बई Riots

The 1993 Bombay bombings were a series of thirteen bomb explosions that took place in Bombay (now Mumbai), India on March 12, 1993.The coordinated attacks were the most destructive bomb explosions in Indian history. The single-day attacks resulted in over... Read more

Intro

1993 Mumbai Bombings Location :- Bombay, India Target(s) :- Hotels, office buildings, banks, etc. Date :- March 12, 1993Time :- 13:30-15:40 (UTC+ 5.5) Attack type :- Car Bombs Deaths :- 257[1] Injured :- 713[2] Perpetrator(s):-... Read more