2006 Mumbai train blasts: Court rejects plea of death sentence convict who seeks action against prosecution witnesses

A special court here has rejected the plea of a convict sentenced to death in the 2006 Mumbai train blast case who sought action against three prosecution witnesses claiming the false evidence given by them had resulted in his convictionEhtesham Siddiqui an alleged SIMI member was sentenced to death in October 2015 along with four others for their involvement in the serial bomb blasts in suburban trains that killed 188 people in 2006He is currently lodged in Nagpur Central JailSiddiquis plea was rejected on April 25 by the special judge for cases under Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act MCOCA A M Patil saying it was devoid of merits and there was no explanation for filing the application seven years after the convictionSiddiqui contended that he was falsely implicated in the case and was convicted to death due to false evidence given by three prosecution witnessesHe further said that after delivery of judgment if documents establish the falsity of evidence of a witness brought to the notice of the court then the court is competent to proceed under section 340 of CrPCThe documents submitted along with this application would prove the falsity of the deposition of the above witnesses he statedAlso Read PM Modi Amit Shah condemn Naxal attack on Chhattisgarh police in DantewadaThe prosecution had opposed the plea saying the case trial had lasted for seven years and 192 witnesses were examined by them while the defence examined 51 peopleDuring this entire exercise this applicant has got ample opportunity but nothing was brought on record to discredit the evidentiary value of the prosecution witnesses the prosecution said adding that the present application is filed at a belated stageThe special judge after hearing both sides noted that the court had passed the judgment after appreciating the evidence on recordNow after seven years the applicant filed this application and prayed to initiate action against the respondents number 1 to 3 prosecution witnesses under section 340 of CrPc There is no explanation as to the delay in filing this application the judge saidIn such circumstances it is seen that the present application is devoid of any merit and thus it needs to be rejected the court saidSeven RDX bombs exploded in the first class coaches in many suburban trains on July 11 2006 killing 188 people and injuring 829The blasts occurred within a span of 10 minutes between Khar RoadSantacruz BandraKhar Road JogeshwariMahim Junction Mira Road Bhayander Matunga Mahim Junction and BorivaliThe ATS chargesheet had said that Improvised Explosive Devices IEDs were made in a room in Govandi in suburban Mumbai and some Pakistani nationals were also present during the bombmakingThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever