A Special Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) court on Tuesday convicted 10 accused and acquitted three in the triple bomb blasts case that took place in Mumbai between December 2002 and March 2003. The first blast took place at McDonald’s restaurant at the Mumbai Central railway station. The second occurred in Vile Parle East, while the third in a Karjat-bound local train at Mulund railway station.

The Special Judge P R Deshmukh pronounced the order by convicting Saquib Nachan, Ateef Nazir Mulla, Hasib Zubeir Mulla, Gulam Akbar Khotal, Mohammad Kamil Shaikh, Farhan Malik Khot, Noor Mohhamad Ansari, Dr Wahid Abdul Ansari, Anwar Ali Javed Khan and Muzzamil Akhtar Abdul Ansari. Three others, Nadeem Polaba, Haroon Rashid Lohar and Adnan Mulla, were acquitted.