Breaking Justice: 2006 Mumbai Train Blast Case Sees All 11 Accused Acquitted After 19 Years

In a major judicial development, the special court has acquitted all 11 accused in the 2006 Mumbai train blast case due to lack of credible evidence. The tragic incident, which occurred on July 11, 2006, claimed 189 lives and injured over 800 people when seven coordinated pressure cooker bombs exploded in first-class compartments of Mumbai's suburban trains.After nearly two decades of trial, the court ruled that the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the 11 men were responsible. The defense lawyers highlighted serious loopholes in the investigation, including inconsistencies in the timeline, lack of direct evidence, and discrepancies in technical and forensic reports.Key theories suggested the accused had been trained in Pakistan’s Bahawalpur region to make pressure cooker bombs. However, the court found no corroborative proof linking them to the attacks, rejecting confessions and witness statements as unreliable.This verdict has sparked nationwide debate about the quality of terror investigations in India. For the families of the victims, the verdict brings little closure, reigniting the question—if not them, then who? The real perpetrators of one of India’s deadliest terrorist attacks remain unidentified, leaving justice unfulfilled for hundreds.

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