15th anniversary of 7/11 Mumbai train blasts: WR officials pay tribute to victims

The Western Railway senior officers on Sunday, July 11, paid tributes by placing wreaths on various suburban stations -- Matunga Road, Mahim Jn, Bandra, Santacruz, Jogeshwari, Borivali and Bhayander -- as a mark of respect to the departed souls.

On the 15th commemorative anniversary of the Mumbai train blasts, the officials also observed two minutes of silence in their memory.

बम धमाकों की 15वीं बरसी के दुखद अवसर पर पश्चिम रेलवे की ओर से विस्फोटों में दिवंगत यात्रियों को श्रद्धांजलि अर्पित की गई।

विभिन्न प्रधान विभागाध्यक्षों ने वरिष्ठ रेल अधिकारियों के साथ स्टेशनों पर स्थित स्मारकों पर जाकर दिवंगत यात्रियों को श्रद्धासुमन अर्पित किये। pic.twitter.com/aGWfSsDWyS

— Western Railway (@WesternRly) July 12, 2021

“In a dastardly act of cowardice, 15 years ago, on July 11, 2006, bombs were exploded in the first-class coaches of seven suburban trains near Matunga Road, Mahim Jn, Bandra, Santacruz, Jogeshwari, Borivali and Bhayandar railway stations. We have paid homage to the blast victims today," an official was quoted as saying by TOI.

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Seven blasts in a duration of 11 minutes in first-class compartments of crowded trains bound for Borivli and Virar had left Mumbai rattled. Not only was it one of the worst-ever terror attacks in any metropolitan city in India, but also the most dangerous attack on urban transportation systems anywhere in the world.

For those unversed, On September 11, 2015, as many as 12 of the 13 accused were convicted and sentenced while one of them was acquitted. The main planner and conspirator was Azam Cheema, alias Babaji, the Bahawalpur-based LeT commander who doubled up as an ISI operative – a wanted-accused in the case. He started the planning several years ago and commenced training of some of the key players in the act of terror.

After a detailed probe, the ATS has pieced together the entire modus operandi, but the key conspirators were still at large.

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