, July 21 -- Nineteen years after coordinated bomb blasts tore through Mumbai's suburban trains, killing 189 people and injuring over 800, the Bombay High Court has acquitted all 12 individuals previously convicted in the case.

On July 11, 2006, seven powerful blasts struck Mumbai's local trains within an 11-minute span during evening rush hour, with pressure cooker bombs placed in first-class compartments. The explosions occurred near stations including Matunga Road, Mahim Junction, Bandra, Khar Road, Jogeshwari, Bhayandar, and Borivali.

In 2015, a special court under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) had found 12 men guilty. Five were sentenced to death - Faisal Sheikh, Asif Khan, Kamal Ansari, Ehtesham Siddiqui, ...