An engineer, a call centre operative and more… The 12 men now acquitted in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts

Nineteen years ago, on July 11, seven pressure cooker bombs exploded inside the coaches of Mumbai’s suburban trains within 11 minutes, killing 188 people and injuring another 700. Now, the Bombay High Court has acquitted the 12 men, who were initially found guilty of conspiracy and terror charges. But why?

Explainers