By IANS
Mumbai : A special anti-terrorist court sentenced one person to death and two to life imprisonment here Friday for their role in the 1993 Mumbai blasts that killed 257 people.
The special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court sentenced Mohammed Iqbal Yusuf Sheikh to death for criminal conspiracy. He was guilty of lobbing a hand grenade at the Mumbai international airport though it did not lead to any casualties.
Charged with attempted murder, Sheikh was part of the conspiracy right from the beginning.
Bashir Ahmed Usman Gani Kharirula was given a life term on three counts. He had gone along with a group to lob hand grenades at the Mahim fishermen's colony. The attempt was, however, unsuccessful.
Former additional collector of customs (preventive wing) Somnath Thapa was also sentenced to life. He was found guilty of allowing absconding blast masterminds Dawood Ibrahim, Tiger Memon and Mohammed Dossa to smuggle in arms and explosives into the country that were used in the blasts.