Archive · 23 Jul 2025
Mumbai Blast Accused Acquitted Posthumously After Two Decades
In 2006, a series of blasts in Mumbai killed many people.
A man named Kamal Ansari was arrested and accused of being involved.
He spent years in jail and died before the court case finished.
Recently, the court found him not guilty, even though he had already passed away.
His son, Abdullah, is sad because his father's freedom came too late.
The family suffered financially during the years his father was in jail.
Bombay High Court acquitted all 12 men convicted in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts case.
Kamal Ansari, who died in jail in 2021, received a posthumous acquittal.
Abdullah Ansari, Kamal's son, expressed that the judgment came too late.
Kamal Ansari was accused of involvement in the blasts, which killed 189 people.
Ansari's family endured severe financial hardship after his arrest.
- Who
- Abdullah Ansari's father, Kamal Ansari, was one of the men acquitted.
- What
- Bombay High Court acquitted all 12 men convicted in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts case.
- When
- The Bombay High Court delivered its verdict on Monday, nearly two decades after the arrest.
- Where
- Mumbai, India
- Why
- The exact reasons for the acquittal are not detailed in the article.
Accusation Side
Family's Perspective
Ansari's Involvement
Accusation Side
Kamal Ansari was accused of involvement in the Mumbai train blasts.
Family's Perspective
Kamal Ansari was working to make ends meet doing odd jobs, according to his son.
- Event
- 2006 Mumbai train blasts
- Fatalities
- 189
- Accused
- Kamal Ansari
- Ansari's Death
- 2021 in jail
- Verdict
- Posthumous acquittal
- Charges
- Organised crime, criminal conspiracy, spreading terror, murder