A court in Mumbai on Thursday convicted five men for complicity in the 1993 bomb blasts in the city and acquitted another, giving him the benefit of doubt.
The five convicted are alleged henchmen of absconding accused Mohammed Dossa, who smuggled arms and RDX at the instance of prime conspirator Dawood Ibrahim.
They are Zameer Ibrahim Kadri, Faki Ali Faki Ahmed, Janardan Gambas, Abdullah Ibrahim Surti and Syed Ibrahim Kadri. They face prison terms ranging from five years to life. Their statement on quantum of sentence will be recorded on Friday.
Syed Ismail Kadri, the father of Zameer was given the benefit of doubt and acquitted by Judge P D Kode of the TADA court.
With Thursday's convictions, the number of people found guilty rose to 66. Twenty others have been acquitted and the court is yet to decide the fate of 37 others, including actor Sanjay Dutt.
The court found Zameer Kadri, Faki Ali, Janardan Gambas, and Abdullah Surti guilty of possessing and concealing AK-56 rifles, 36 magazines and 19,500 bullets in the mango grove of accused Abdul Razzak Subedar.
The arms were part of a consignment smuggled into the country for use in the bomb blasts that killed 257 people. The men were also held guilty of disposing 19,000 bullets and magazines in Kandargaon village in Raigad district. Except for Zameer, the others were acquitted of the charge of conspiracy.
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