Hawala operator discharged in 2011 Mumbai blasts case
27 Sept 2014 5:52 AM IST
‘Abdul Mateen Damada alias Farooq was discharged after we filed an application and told the court that he may be discharged,’ special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said.
Nikam said the investigating officer filed an application in the court, saying that the evidence collected against him during the course of investigation was not sufficient to submit charge sheet against Damada.
‘(Damada) is released under section 169 of CrPC in the view of the prayer made by the investigating officer,’ said special MCOCA Judge Y D Shinde in his order.
The court also accepted Damada’s lawyers Sharif Sheikh’s request that his passport may be returned. Damada was arrested from Goa airport on 15 July and was suspected to be involved by ensuring that funds reached arrested Indian Mujahideen (IM) co-founder Yasin Bhatkal to trigger the explosions. Damada had allegedly provided funds for the blasts to Yasin Bhatkal from Dubai, the police had said.
Three powerful blasts had ripped through crowded areas in Mumbai on the evening of 13 July, 2011, killing at least 21 people and injuring 141. Of which first explosion rocked Zaveri Bazar, a popular jewellery market, at 6:50 PM. A minute later, another blast shook the busy business area Opera House.
Nikam said the investigating officer filed an application in the court, saying that the evidence collected against him during the course of investigation was not sufficient to submit charge sheet against Damada.
‘(Damada) is released under section 169 of CrPC in the view of the prayer made by the investigating officer,’ said special MCOCA Judge Y D Shinde in his order.
The court also accepted Damada’s lawyers Sharif Sheikh’s request that his passport may be returned. Damada was arrested from Goa airport on 15 July and was suspected to be involved by ensuring that funds reached arrested Indian Mujahideen (IM) co-founder Yasin Bhatkal to trigger the explosions. Damada had allegedly provided funds for the blasts to Yasin Bhatkal from Dubai, the police had said.
Three powerful blasts had ripped through crowded areas in Mumbai on the evening of 13 July, 2011, killing at least 21 people and injuring 141. Of which first explosion rocked Zaveri Bazar, a popular jewellery market, at 6:50 PM. A minute later, another blast shook the busy business area Opera House.
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