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The 1993 weaponry blasts, which occurred connected March 12, progressive 12 explosions crossed Mumbai, resulting successful 257 deaths and 713 injuries. (File)
A witnesser successful the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts lawsuit Tuesday sought to upgrade his information with astatine slightest 10 unit nether the Witness Protection and Security Act, 2017.
The witness, who is expected to depose successful the ongoing proceedings against 7 accused, has filed a plea earlier a tribunal here.
In August, the witnesser had approached the tribunal seeking directives to the constabulary to supply capable information to him.
He had past said that, implicit the years, since helium deposed successful the lawsuit against the erstwhile acceptable of accused, his information was reduced. The tribunal had past directed the constabulary to supply capable information to him.
The witnesser Tuesday approached tribunal again and said that the concern remains the same.
The plea filed by him says that helium learnt that a committee was formed pursuing court’s orders successful August which submitted a study to the authorities acrophobic but his information has not been upgraded.
The witnesser has besides cited the execution of erstwhile authorities curate Baba Siddiqui earlier this month, stating that determination is an urgent request to see the menace and supply capable protection.
The tribunal has directed the constabulary to record a reply and the plea is apt to beryllium heard adjacent connected November 4.
On March 12, 1993, 12 weaponry explosions took spot successful the city, sidesplitting 257 and injuring implicit 713.
Two sets of trials took spot antecedently and the 3rd proceedings against those who were arrested consequent to the earlier trials is presently underway.
The witnesser had said, successful his earlier plea, that helium had played a important relation successful the probe and the erstwhile proceedings and astatine that time, helium was provided a information of astir 25 guards but it was gradually reduced.
The witness’ plea said that helium had received threats successful 2007 and 2009.
The Maharashtra Witness Protection and Security Act, 2017, has provisions to supply extortion to the witnesses and their relatives successful transgression trials successful superior offences.
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