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| Mumbai blasts sentencing begins |
| A court in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) has begun sentencing about 100 people for their role in deadly blasts which killed 257 people in 1993.
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| INDIA
, 18-May-2007
2:18:25 AM |
| Five people were sentenced to three years in prison.
The blasts are believed to have been carried out by one of the city's notorious underworld crime syndicates, which were then dominated by Muslims.
Their motive is said to have been revenge for earlier religious riots that left more than 2,000 people dead.
The sentencing hearings are expected to go on for a few days.
The five men who were sentenced to three years in prison were found guilty of transporting explosives into the city. They were also fined 25,000 rupees ($610).
The man who is believed to have masterminded the plot, underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, has still not been caught.
India says he and another key suspect, Tiger Memon, are hiding in Pakistan - a charge Pakistan denies.
The prosecution has demanded the death penalty for 44 of those convicted of conspiracy and planting explosives, including three of Memon's brothers.
The prosecution has also demanded maximum sentences for the other accused, including Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt who faces up to 10 years in jail.
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