2002 Mumbai bus bombing

Terrorist attack in India November 2018 November 2018 1st Ghatkopar Bus Bombing Mumbai, India India Mumbai 300 right Key locations of the 2 December 2002 incident in Mumbai: #d9534f 1 Blast site (Ghatkopar station) #0275d8 2 Unexploded bomb defused (SEEPZ, Andheri) India Mumbai 19.086 72.908 Red pog.svg 8 1 right India Mumbai 19.124 72.876 Blue pog.svg 7 2 left India Maharashtra 280 right Location of the 2002 bus bombing in Mumbai, Maharashtra India Maharashtra 19.086 72.908 Red pog.svg 8 Ghatkopar, Mumbai left 19.05 N 72.55 E inline,title left 2 December 2002 18:45 IST UTC+05:30 Bombing 2 50 Explosion At 18:45 IST on Monday, 2 December 2002, a bomb placed under a seat of a BEST bus exploded near the busy Ghatkopar railway station. The bomb was placed in the rear of a bus near the station and killed two people and injured over 50. Ghatkopar being the final stop, all the passengers in the bus had just alighted and passengers for the return trip had not yet entered the bus. The people who were killed were in the busy station area.https://archive.today/20130731104612/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2002/12/03/stories/2002120304260100.htm 3 killed in Mumbai blast The Hindu,3 December 2002. Retrieved on 31 July 2013 Blast outside Ghatkopar station in Mumbai, 2 killed Rediff 2 December 2002, Retrieved on 31 July 2013Ghatkopar blast: All accused acquitted Rediff, 11 June 2005, Retrieved on 1 August 2013 Later, the police defused an unexploded bomb from another BEST bus in SEEPZ industrial area at Andheri.12 June 2005 Heena, the Ghatkopar heroine, is no more http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050613/asp/nation/story_4861057.asp dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060911164635/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050613/asp/nation/story_4861057.asp 11 September 2006 14 February 2024 The Telegraph (India) en The police arrested several young men for the blast. All were acquitted in the subsequent trial. One of the arrested Khwaja Yunus, allegedly escaped from the police custody and jumped into a gorge. Khwaja Yunus was alleged to have died in police custody of torture and that his body was disposed in the gorge by the police.Khwaja Yunus: HC relief for 10 cops, but state told to pay Rs20 lakh DNA 11 April 2012, Retrieved on 1 Aug 2013Ghatkopar blast case: Khwaja Yunus died of cold water, reveals encounter specialist India Today, 1 March 2012, Retrieved on 1 August 2013 In 2018, Irfan Qureshi, a wanted accused in the original blast case, was arrested after 16 years. The trial against four policemen, including Sachin Vaze, for the alleged custodial death of Khwaja Yunus remains ongoing as of 2024.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Court-to-hear-Khwaja-Yunus-case-on-January-18/articleshow/17956746.cms Court to hear Khwaja Yunus case on January 18 The Times of India 9 January 2013 Rebecca Samervel 4 November 2018 Other bombings This was the first in a series of five bombings against the city within a period of less than nine months. Other bombings included: January 2003 Mumbai bombing March 2003 Mumbai bombing July 2003 Mumbai bombing August 2003 Mumbai bombings See also List of terrorist incidents in 2002 References Category:Improvised explosive device bombings in Mumbai Category:Bus bombings in India Category:Terrorist incidents in India in 2002 Category:Murder in Mumbai Category:December 2002 crimes in Asia Category:2000s in Mumbai Category:December 2002 in India Category:2002 murders in India Category:2002 road incidents Category:2000s road incidents in Asia Category:Improvised explosive device bombings in 2002 Category:Ghatkopar