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Abu Salem & 1993 Mumbai blasts: 10 things you should know

Tahir Merchant, Feroz Khan awarded death penalty; Riyaz Siddiqui sentenced to 10 years in jail

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A Special TADA Court on Thursday awarded the death penalty to two convicts, life sentences to two others, including gangster Abu Salem, while giving 10 years jail to one accused in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case.

Besides Salem, the Special Court awarded life sentence to Karimullah Khan and 10 years rigorous imprisonment to the fifth convict, Riyaz Siddiqui.

All the six accused were earlier pronounced "guilty" by the Special Court on June 16, including Mustafa Dossa, who died on June 28.


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