Mon, 28 Sept, 2026, 10:36 am
Reported by Mumbai Mirror
Mohammed Surti with his son after being sentenced
Surat: Former Congress minister Mohammad Surti and four others were sentenced to 20 years in prison on Saturday, while seven others were awarded a 10-year jail term in the 1993 Surat blasts case.
A Tada court earlier the day convicted the 12 in connection with the two blasts in Surat city in which an eight-year-old girl was killed and 31 others were injured.
Former Minister of State for Fisheries Surti and four others — Hussain Ghadiyali, Iqbal Vadiwala, Mustak Patel and Yusuf Dadu --- were sentenced to 20 years imprisonment and fined Rs 2 lakh each.
Seven others were sentenced to 10 years imprisonment while one was acquitted. The blasts took place in January 1993 in Varachha area and on platform No 1 of Surat station during the communal riots after demolition of Babri Masjid.
