ஜாகிர் உசேன் ஷேக் வயது 34, பெரோஸ் அமானி மாலிக் (வயது 37) அப்துல் அக்தார் கான் வயது 49 ஆகிய மூவருக்கும் தூக்கு கொடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.
இவர்கள் மூவரும் மீனவர் காலனி மீது கைவெடிகுண்டுகளை வீசி 3 பேரை கொன்றனர். இவர்களோடு இருந்த ஒரு சிறுவன் மொய்ன் குரேஷி (வயது 31) அப்போது வயது 17 ஆக இருந்ததால், அவர் தப்பித்தார்.
’93 blasts: Three more given death
Menaka Rao
Posted online: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 at 0000 hrs
MUMBAI, JULY 24: The special TADA court on Tuesday sentenced to death three convicts—Zakir Hussain Shaikh (34), Feroz Amani Malik (37), Abdul Akhtar Khan (49)—who had lobbed grenades at the Fishermen’s Colony in Mahim on March 12, 1993 killing three persons and injuring six. An accomplice, Moin Qureshi (31), who was 17 at the time, was spared the death sentence because of his “tender age”.
All four of them had driven to Mahim Causeway from Al-Hussaini building in a Maruti van which also had on board Salim Rahim Shaikh, Bashir Khairulla (both sentenced to life) and Mehboob Liyakat Khan (absconding accused). Each one, except Salim Shaikh, was given two grenades each by Javed Chikna (absconding accused). Of them, Bashir could not dislodge the pin of his grenade and hence could not throw one at any of them.
“It is immaterial whose act directly led to the death of victims. All of them had the same objective: to kill people. So all have been held vicariously liable. While each was lobbing hand grenades, they were also aware that their companions were lobbing hand grenades,” said special judge P D Kode.
While Qureshi was convicted for acquiring weapons training in Sandheri and Bhor Ghats, Shaikh, Malik and Khan were convicted for acquiring weapons training in Pakistan. On March 12, 1993, Qureshi, Shaikh and Malik also filled RDX in vehicles, which were used as bombs that day.
Judge P D Kode said: “The element of criminality was considered to be of higher degree. These accused had no regard to rule of law. They thought that they could do anything. Though the charge of waging war has been dropped by the prosecution, their acts were synonymous to waging war.”
Distinguishing terrorism from other acts of violence, Kode said, “In case of a violent act, the assailant has motive to kill the victim. In a terrorist act, the violence is directed against the society or the community at large. Terrorism is an act of cowardice.”
However, Kode made an exception for Qureshi considering his age at the time of offence. “His role starts on March 8 when he was taken for training in Sandheri. Unlike the other accused, he didn’t leave the country for training. At the time of the offence, he was very young—17 years, 3 months. It is beyond dispute that he was of tender age,” he said.
Qureshi was sentenced to life imprisonment on three counts—conspiracy, committing a terrorist act and murder. The others were given death sentence for conspiracy and committing a terrorist act. Soon after the sentencing, the three on death row started shouting slogans: “Nare Takbir, Allah ho Akbar.”
இவர்கள் மூவரும் மீனவர் காலனி மீது கைவெடிகுண்டுகளை வீசி 3 பேரை கொன்றனர். இவர்களோடு இருந்த ஒரு சிறுவன் மொய்ன் குரேஷி (வயது 31) அப்போது வயது 17 ஆக இருந்ததால், அவர் தப்பித்தார்.
’93 blasts: Three more given death
Menaka Rao
Posted online: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 at 0000 hrs
MUMBAI, JULY 24: The special TADA court on Tuesday sentenced to death three convicts—Zakir Hussain Shaikh (34), Feroz Amani Malik (37), Abdul Akhtar Khan (49)—who had lobbed grenades at the Fishermen’s Colony in Mahim on March 12, 1993 killing three persons and injuring six. An accomplice, Moin Qureshi (31), who was 17 at the time, was spared the death sentence because of his “tender age”.
All four of them had driven to Mahim Causeway from Al-Hussaini building in a Maruti van which also had on board Salim Rahim Shaikh, Bashir Khairulla (both sentenced to life) and Mehboob Liyakat Khan (absconding accused). Each one, except Salim Shaikh, was given two grenades each by Javed Chikna (absconding accused). Of them, Bashir could not dislodge the pin of his grenade and hence could not throw one at any of them.
“It is immaterial whose act directly led to the death of victims. All of them had the same objective: to kill people. So all have been held vicariously liable. While each was lobbing hand grenades, they were also aware that their companions were lobbing hand grenades,” said special judge P D Kode.
While Qureshi was convicted for acquiring weapons training in Sandheri and Bhor Ghats, Shaikh, Malik and Khan were convicted for acquiring weapons training in Pakistan. On March 12, 1993, Qureshi, Shaikh and Malik also filled RDX in vehicles, which were used as bombs that day.
Judge P D Kode said: “The element of criminality was considered to be of higher degree. These accused had no regard to rule of law. They thought that they could do anything. Though the charge of waging war has been dropped by the prosecution, their acts were synonymous to waging war.”
Distinguishing terrorism from other acts of violence, Kode said, “In case of a violent act, the assailant has motive to kill the victim. In a terrorist act, the violence is directed against the society or the community at large. Terrorism is an act of cowardice.”
However, Kode made an exception for Qureshi considering his age at the time of offence. “His role starts on March 8 when he was taken for training in Sandheri. Unlike the other accused, he didn’t leave the country for training. At the time of the offence, he was very young—17 years, 3 months. It is beyond dispute that he was of tender age,” he said.
Qureshi was sentenced to life imprisonment on three counts—conspiracy, committing a terrorist act and murder. The others were given death sentence for conspiracy and committing a terrorist act. Soon after the sentencing, the three on death row started shouting slogans: “Nare Takbir, Allah ho Akbar.”
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