Mumbai 1993 serial blasts case convict fatally attacked in Kolhapur jail

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A convict in the Mumbai 1993 serial bomb blasts case was reportedly fatally attacked by five inmates in Kalamba Central Jail in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra on Sunday, the police said, reported PTI.

Prima facie, an argument with other inmates over taking a bath in the bathroom area of the jail resulted in the attack on 59-year-old Munna alias Mohammad Ali Khan alias Manoj Kumar Bhawarlal Gupta, according to the PTI.

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He was serving life imprisonment in the serial blasts case.

"Amid the argument, some under-trial inmates removed the iron cover from drainage and smashed Khan's head, following which he collapsed on the ground. He was rushed to hospital where he was declared dead," the police official said, as per the PTI.

The attackers are identified as Prateek alias Pilya Suresh Patil, Deepak Netaji Khot, Sandeep Shankar Chavan, Rituraj Vinayak Inamdar, and Saurabh Vikas, according to the PTI.

The Kolhapur Police has registered a case of murder against the five men. They will be arrested in connection with the case soon, the official added.

The single-day serial bomb blasts in Mumbai on March 12, 1993, resulted in 257 fatalities and more than 1,000 injuries.

Case against 4 persons for bid to kill man in Navi Mumbai

In an another incident, the police have registered an FIR against four persons for allegedly attempting to kill a 25-year-old man after a dispute in Navi Mumbai township of Maharashtra, an official said on Sunday, the PTI reported.

The victim, who worked at a dairy products company in Turbhe area, was going to his residence on Friday night when the accused met him.

One of the accused demanded Rs 100 from the victim for food which he refused to give, the official from Turbhe police station said.

The person got annoyed and he and three others allegedly attacked the man with a huge stone and an iron rod, he said.

The victim was severely injured and was rushed to a hospital where he was undergoing treatment, the police said.

Based on a complaint by the victim, the police on Saturday registered a case against four persons under Indian Penal Code sections 307 (attempt to murder), 34 (common intention) and 504 (intentional insult to provoke breach of peace), the official said.

(with PTI inputs)