Mumbai: Two Customs officials, including Customs Superintendent Sudhnwa Talwadekar, along with another accused, were on Thursday convicted by the TADA Court, for their role in the 1993 serial blasts case.
After the conviction of a police sub-inspector and three police constables from Raigad, who had allowed the landing of arms and explosives after accepting bribes, this was the first time that senior officials of the Customs department have been convicted.
Designated TADA Judge P D Kode, pronouncing his order after the court resumed after the Diwali vacation, found accused number 113 (suspended Customs Superintendent Talwadekar) accused number 82, (suspended Customs Inspector Jaywant Gurav) and accused number 123 Ayub Qureshi, guilty under section 3 (3) of the TADA Act.
However, all three of them were found not guilty under section 120 (B) of the IPC for participating in the conspiracy of the serial blasts which rocked the metropolis on March 12, 1993, claiming 257 people besides injuring over 700.
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