1993 Mumbai Blasts Sentencing: Victory or Dismay? Twitter Mulls

Tweeple react to the 1993 Mumbai blasts case sentencing.

Damaged vehicles on the road on 12 March 1993. (Photo Courtesy: Twitter/Sks Thou)

A special TADA court in Mumbai pronounced the quantum of sentence to the convicts in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case on 7 September. Abu Salem and Karimullah Khan were given life imprisonment, while Tahir Merchant and Firoz Khan were sentenced to death.

Right after the court’s pronouncement, the internet was abuzz with reactions. While some lauded the sentencing, others resented the ‘life imprisonment’ meted out to Salem and his accomplice, on account of it ‘not being enough’.

Here’s a look at all the reactions:

‘Mere Imprisonment?’

Justice Prevails?

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