After the demolition of Babri Masjid on December 6, 1992, Mumbai witnessed unprecedented riots and mob violence in December and January 1993. As the situation was returning to normalcy, the city was rocked by serial bomb blasts on March 12 1993—with 12 devices exploding between 1.30 pm and 3.40 pm.
The first bomb went off at the Bombay Stock Exchange and followed by other blasts at Katha Bazaar, Lucky Petrol Pump near Sena Bhavan in Dadar, opposite the passport office near Century Bazaar in Worli, fishermen’s colony in Mahim, Air India office building in Nariman Point, Zaveri Bazaar, Hotel Sea Rock, Bandra, Plaza Cinema in Dadar and Centaur Hotel in Juhu.
The explosions killed 257 people and 713 were injured, several of who have till recently undergone umpteen surgeries.
April 1993—Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt is arrested
November 4 1993—Over 10,000-page long primary chargesheet filed against 189 accused
November 19, 1993—Case handed over to CBI
April 19, 1995—First leg of trial begins
October 14, 1995—Dutt granted bail
October 2000—Examination of 684 prosecution witnesses ends
March 9-July 18, 2001—Accused record their statements
August 9, 2001-August 22 2002—prosecution and defence arguments take place
September 8, 2002—Abu Salem detained in Lisbon, Portugal
March 20, 2003—Mustafa Dossa arrested by CBI in Delhi airport on arrival from Dubai
September 2003—Main trial ends
November 11, 2005—Abu Salem extradited to India
June 13, 2006—Salem’s trial separated
September 12, 2006—TADA court judge P D Kode starts pronouncing judgement. Four members of Memon family found guilty.
12 convicts awarded death penalty, 20 given life imprisonment. Different sentences for others
Feb. 2007—Main trial concludes and second phase commences
March 16, 2013—Sanjay Dutt surrenders before court after Supreme Court upholds his conviction
March 21, 2013--Supreme Court upholds death sentence of convict Yakub Memon, brother of Tiger Memon
July 30, 2015—Key conspirator Yakub Memon hanged
December 7, 2015—Final arguments of second phase of trial begins
June 8 2016—Court rejects plea of accused Firoz Abdul Rashid when he said he wanted to become approver
March 2017—Trial concludes
