India, June 25 -- A special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court recently rejected a plea by Munaf Abdul Majid Moosa Halari, an accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial bombings case, seeking transfer to the Anda cell of the Arthur Road jail. Masjid sought the transfer after allegedly receiving threats.

Special judge VD Kedar, in an order passed on June 20, directed the jail's superintendent to instead provide Masjid with sufficient security within the prison.

Majid is an alleged gang member of fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar. He had allegedly procured three scooters from a dealer by taking a loan of Rs.70,000 from a friend. As per the CBI, the scooters were purchased by Tiger Memon, the mastermind of...