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For the record: The 11/7 chargesheet
July 11, 2007
Under the orders of the Director General of Police, Maharashtra State, Mumbai, on 12.07.2006, investigation of all the seven cases was taken over by the Anti Terrorism Squad, Mumbai. For the purpose of investigation, seven different teams were formed to investigate each of the seven cases and investigation continued accordingly. Upon a proposal being submitted by the Investigating Officer and based on his conclusions for application of the provisions of Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999, on 24.09.2006, the provisions of Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act were invoked under the orders of Dy Inspector General of Police and Addl. Commissioner of Police, Anti Terrorism Squad, Mumbai vide order No 1490/Addl. C.P./ATS/2006 dated 24.09.2006 to Borivali Railway Police Station CR No 156/2006 and the investigation was taken over by the undersigned. During the course of investigation in the said case and from the interrogation of the accused, it transpired that all the seven explosions were part of the same larger conspiracy due to which all the seven cases were clubbed together and assigned, Anti Terrorism Squad, Mumbai CR No 05/2006 and investigation was carried out under the supervision and control of the undersigned as Chief Investigating Officer.
The sequential character of explosions indicate a carefully planned attack calculated to terrorise the public in general, overawe by means of criminal force the Governments in the State as well as in the Centre and cause wide spread damage to life and railway property and thereby cripple the National and State economy.
Accused persons, mentioned below, have so far been disclosed to be involved in the commission of this offence::
Image: The shattered roof of Mahim station after the blast. Photograph: Rajesh Karkera.
Also see: This is what terrorism does
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