Pune Serial Blasts

Tahir Merchant, one of the convicts in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case who was sentenced to death, died at a hospital in Pune early today, a police officer said. Merchant, who was also known as Tahir Takla, was admitted to Sassoon Hospital at 3 am after he complained of chest pain. He died during treatment, the officer said

In what could spell fresh trouble for Sanjay Dutt, the Bombay High Court today asked the Maharashtra government to justify its decision to grant the actor early release from prison in the 1993 serial blasts case.

Actor Sanjay Dutt, who was released from Yerawada prison near Pune last month after serving his sentence in the 1993 serial blasts case, has approached the special TADA court seeking his passport back.

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt will be a free man tomorrow when he walks out of the Yerwada Jail in Pune where he served 42 months, as a part of his five-year sentence after being convicted in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case.

Yakub Memon -- who was convicted for playing a crucial role in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts -- was executed today by the same constable who had carried out the hanging of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab in Pune's Yerwada jail three years ago.

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt underwent a health check up at Yerawada Central Jail in Pune for the first time in more than two months, official sources said on Saturday.

Actor Sanjay Dutt, who surrendered in court today, will likely be taken to Pune's Yerawada Jail after paper work is completed at Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail.

As possible links are seen between the Hyderabad blasts on Thursday evening and the serial blasts in Pune last August, one of the key names to emerge from an intricate network of terror is that of Sayed Maqbool an alleged bomb-maker for the terror group Indian Mujahideen.

One more terror suspect was arrested for his alleged role in the Pune serial blasts, taking the total number of arrests in the case to eight, police said on Monday.

A local court on Tuesday extended till January 8 the police custody of seven accused in 2012 serial bomb blasts.

Three more persons were on Thursday held in connection with the August Pune serial blasts, by the Maharashtra ATS, taking the total number of arrests in the case to seven.

Four alleged Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives, already in Delhi police custody, were on Thursday arrested in connection with Pune serial blasts and remanded in police custody till January 1, Maharashtra ATS said.

Indian Mujahideen terrorists were planning to carry out a 'fidayeen' attack at Bihar's Bodh Gaya to avenge "atrocities" against Muslims in Myanmar, Delhi Police claimed today after arresting a fifth man in connection with Pune serial blasts in August this year.

One more suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist, allegedly involved in the Pune serial blasts in August this year, has been arrested in Jaipur by the Delhi Police. With this, the total number of arrests in the case has gone up to four.

Unwilling to take chances with bicycles after the recent explosions in Pune and the 2008 blasts in the Rajasthan capital, police have asked all bicycle shop owners here to take identification proof from buyers and send the document to law enforcement agencies.

Tahir Merchant, one of the convicts in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case who was sentenced to death, died at a hospital in Pune early today, a police officer said. Merchant, who was also known as Tahir Takla, was admitted to Sassoon Hospital at 3 am after he complained of chest pain. He died during treatment, the officer said

In what could spell fresh trouble for Sanjay Dutt, the Bombay High Court today asked the Maharashtra government to justify its decision to grant the actor early release from prison in the 1993 serial blasts case.

Actor Sanjay Dutt, who was released from Yerawada prison near Pune last month after serving his sentence in the 1993 serial blasts case, has approached the special TADA court seeking his passport back.

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt will be a free man tomorrow when he walks out of the Yerwada Jail in Pune where he served 42 months, as a part of his five-year sentence after being convicted in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case.

Yakub Memon -- who was convicted for playing a crucial role in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts -- was executed today by the same constable who had carried out the hanging of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab in Pune's Yerwada jail three years ago.

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt underwent a health check up at Yerawada Central Jail in Pune for the first time in more than two months, official sources said on Saturday.

Actor Sanjay Dutt, who surrendered in court today, will likely be taken to Pune's Yerawada Jail after paper work is completed at Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail.

As possible links are seen between the Hyderabad blasts on Thursday evening and the serial blasts in Pune last August, one of the key names to emerge from an intricate network of terror is that of Sayed Maqbool an alleged bomb-maker for the terror group Indian Mujahideen.

One more terror suspect was arrested for his alleged role in the Pune serial blasts, taking the total number of arrests in the case to eight, police said on Monday.

A local court on Tuesday extended till January 8 the police custody of seven accused in 2012 serial bomb blasts.

Three more persons were on Thursday held in connection with the August Pune serial blasts, by the Maharashtra ATS, taking the total number of arrests in the case to seven.

Four alleged Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives, already in Delhi police custody, were on Thursday arrested in connection with Pune serial blasts and remanded in police custody till January 1, Maharashtra ATS said.

Indian Mujahideen terrorists were planning to carry out a 'fidayeen' attack at Bihar's Bodh Gaya to avenge "atrocities" against Muslims in Myanmar, Delhi Police claimed today after arresting a fifth man in connection with Pune serial blasts in August this year.

One more suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist, allegedly involved in the Pune serial blasts in August this year, has been arrested in Jaipur by the Delhi Police. With this, the total number of arrests in the case has gone up to four.

Unwilling to take chances with bicycles after the recent explosions in Pune and the 2008 blasts in the Rajasthan capital, police have asked all bicycle shop owners here to take identification proof from buyers and send the document to law enforcement agencies.