India, Nov. 11 -- A special court constituted under Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) in Mumbai rejected the bail plea of Munaf Abdul Majid Halari, an accused in the 1993 serial bomb blasts in Bombay that killed more than 250 people and injuring 713 while destroying property worth Rs.27 crore. The court observed that the seriousness of the offence, his alleged role in the conspiracy, and his abscondence for nearly three decades barred any relief. The order was passed last Thursday by Special Judge VD Kedar, who is conducting the third phase of the trial.

Halari is accused of procuring and concealing three scooters used to transport and place RDX-laden bombs across Bombay (now Mumbai) on March 12, 1993. One of th...