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The following is the account given by the Mumbai Police Anti-Terrorist Squad of the investigation of the July 11, 2006 Mumbai serial train blasts which killed 209 people and injured over 700. A series of seven bomb blasts that took place over a period of 11 minutes on the Suburban Railway in Mumbai, the capital of Indian state of Maharashtra and the nation's financial capital. The bombs were set off in pressure cookers on trains plying the Western line of the Suburban Railway network. The convicts have been punished. 5 were sentenced to death and 7 were sentenced to life in prison.
The conspiracy is hatched. LeT's Azam Cheema masterminds the blasts at his mansion in Bahawalpur with two modules of SIMI and LeT and their leaders. 11
50 persons are sent to their training camp in Bahawalpur. They are trained to make bombs, fire guns and resist interrogation.
LeT infiltrates bombers. Kamal Ansari(the prime accused) transports two Pakistanis via Nepal border, Abdul Majid transports five via Bangladesh border and unknown man escorst four from Kachchh-(Gujarat)
The 11 men are lodged in 4 different places in Mumbai suburbs. Two lodged in Malad, four in Bandra, two in Borivali and three in Mumbra.
Ehsan Ullah transports 15 to 20 kg of RDX from Pakistan via Kandla. Ammonium nitrate bought in Mumbai. 8 cookers purchased from 2 different shops in Santa Cruz.
Bombs made in Md. Ali's flat in Govandi. Each cooker filled with 2-2.5 kg RDX and 3.5–4 kg ammonium nitrate. Transported to Sheikh Bandras home.
Terrorists divide themselves into seven groups, two Indians and one Pakistani. Each group carries one pressure cooker in black Rexine bag, covered with newspapers. Planters get off at Churchgate station and use the subway that connects the platforms to board train.
Police started from scratch as there were no clues on the site, all the clues they had were seven charred train compartments and the knowledge that ammonium nitrate was used.
ATS Chief KPS Raghuvanshi split officers into seven teams for the seven blasts. Sought RAW and IB inputs. Police detained over 400 people from Mumbai suburbs with no success.
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