The 7/11 Mumbai suburban trains serial blasts, carried out in a span of just 11 minutes, targeted the crowded suburban services during the evening peak hours as bombs kept in pressure cookers went off in north-bound locals on Western Railway. Pic/AFP

A total of 209 commuters were killed and another 700-plus injured in the most deadly attack on Mumbai's lifeline at Bhayander, Borivli, Jogeshwari, Khar Road, Bandra, Mahim and Matunga Road, while one unexploded bomb was found by police and defused at Borivli. Pic/AFP

Those awarded the death penalty are: Kamal A. Ansari, Ehtesham K. Siddiqui, Faisal Attaur Rehman Sheikh, Asif Khan alias Junaid, Naved Hussain Khan. Seven other convicts awarded life term in jail are: medico Tanvir A. Ansari, Mohammed Sajid Ansari, Sheikh Mohammed Ali Alam Sheikh, Mohammed Majid Shafi, Muzammil Sheikh, Soheil Mohammed Sheikh and Zamir Ahmed Sheikh. Pic/AFP

A day prior to the 11/7 Mumbai train serial blasts, on July 10, a group of terrorists, including Pakistani nationals, gathered at the house of one of the conspirators, Shaikh Alam Shaikh, at Room no 2, T Line Shivaji Nagar in Govandi. Illustrations/Uday Mohite

A day prior to the 11/7 Mumbai train serial blasts, on July 10, a group of terrorists, including Pakistani nationals, gathered at the house of one of the conspirators, Shaikh Alam Shaikh, at Room no 2, T Line Shivaji Nagar in Govandi. Illustrations/Uday Mohite

The group assembled the explosives using RDX and Ammonium Nitrate and placed it inside pressure cookers. The pressure cookers were then kept in bags

The group assembled the explosives using RDX and Ammonium Nitrate and placed it inside pressure cookers. The pressure cookers were then kept in bags

The terrorists, carrying the bags, dispersed in groups of two to three

The terrorists, carrying the bags, dispersed in groups of two to three

They boarded taxis from Govandi and headed to the house of another conspirator, Faisal Shaikh, at Flat no 24, Lucky Villa, Kant Wadi in Perry Cross Road, Bandra West

They boarded taxis from Govandi and headed to the house of another conspirator, Faisal Shaikh, at Flat no 24, Lucky Villa, Kant Wadi in Perry Cross Road, Bandra West

The next afternoon, on July 11, the planters left Faisal's residence in Bandra in groups of two to three with bags containing pressure cooker bombs

The next afternoon, on July 11, the planters left Faisal's residence in Bandra in groups of two to three with bags containing pressure cooker bombs

Each group boarded a taxi from Bandra for Churchgate Railway station

Each group boarded a taxi from Bandra for Churchgate Railway station

The groups disembarked from the taxis on Maharshi Karve Road, parallel to Churchgate station, and entered the platform from the subway. Each group then boarded separate trains leaving from platform numbers two and three

The groups disembarked from the taxis on Maharshi Karve Road, parallel to Churchgate station, and entered the platform from the subway. Each group then boarded separate trains leaving from platform numbers two and three

The planters placed the bags carrying explosives on the luggage racks of the first-class compartments of different trains and wait close to the door. The terrorists then alighted from the trains at various stations before Dadar

The planters placed the bags carrying explosives on the luggage racks of the first-class compartments of different trains and wait close to the door. The terrorists then alighted from the trains at various stations before Dadar

One Pakistani National, Salim, who was unfamiliar with the layout of the suburban network and did know how to tackle the crowds. He failed to alight after planting the bomb. He died in the blast that took place between Matunga Road and Mahim stations

One Pakistani National, Salim, who was unfamiliar with the layout of the suburban network and did know how to tackle the crowds. He failed to alight after planting the bomb. He died in the blast that took place between Matunga Road and Mahim stations