1993 Mumbai Blasts Sentencing: Victory or Dismay? Twitter Mulls

Tweeple react to the 1993 Mumbai blasts case sentencing.

A special TADA court in Mumbai pronounced the quantum of sentence to the convicts in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case on 7 September. Abu Salem and Karimullah Khan were given life imprisonment, while Tahir Merchant and Firoz Khan were sentenced to death.

Right after the court’s pronouncement, the internet was abuzz with reactions. While some lauded the sentencing, others resented the ‘life imprisonment’ meted out to Salem and his accomplice, on account of it ‘not being enough’.

Here’s a look at all the reactions:

‘Mere Imprisonment?’

24 yrs ago, 257 lost their lives for no fault of theirs. #AbuSalem & his accomplices get away with mere imprisonment. This country's doomed.

— Sonam Mahajan (@AsYouNotWish) September 7, 2017

#1993BombayBlasts Set aside extradition treaty and hang them all

— shivshankar tiwari (@srtiwari69) September 7, 2017

Justice Prevails?

#Mumbaiblast conspirators and Dawood's aid finally get what they deserved ! After long 24yrs victory to victims of '93 blast at last!

— pragati mukhopadhyay (@UniversePragati) September 7, 2017

India will determinedly fight & punish terrorism. After a long chase, UPA ensured extradition of #AbuSalem in 2005 from Portugal.2/2

— Randeep S Surjewala (@rssurjewala) September 7, 2017

1993 #MumbaiBlasts punish all the culprits by the court, victory of faith in the justice system in the country.

— Bhanwar Singh (@iambhanwarsingh) September 7, 2017

#AbuSalem sentenced to life for #MumbaiBlasts Justice prevails..
Just wondering: convictions & justice for Bombay Riots will happen too?

— Shehzad Poonawalla (@Shehzad_Ind) September 7, 2017

Of Victories, Disappointments, And Speculations...

after 24 years, 257 people got the justice#Mumbaiblast #Abusalem

— Himanshu Rawat (@Himanshurawat5) September 7, 2017

No matter how much #abusalem changed his identity,finally justice got better of him!#MumbaiBlasts #MumbaiBlast #1993BombayBlasts pic.twitter.com/01acld250K

— Geetika Swami (@SwamiGeetika) September 7, 2017

why nt 'hanged till death'?, he smiled aftr hearing d verdict,u know what,money matters a lot,poors ko faansi or rich ko advntage #AbuSalem

— Nazre IMAM 🇮🇳 (@BeingImamNazre) September 7, 2017

#AbuSalem very poor decision. Disagree with it. Person & gang should have bn punished for life who are responsible for taking 250 lives.

— DEMOCRACY (@basantpant3) September 7, 2017

Justice after 24 years!!!#1993Mumbai
That crime happened before my Birth...and I am Adult now.
Need to think India.#Abusalem

— Hrushikesh Vaze (@HrushikeshVaze) September 7, 2017

Our judiciary is in josh! One more victory! #1993Mumbai attackers punished. #Abusalem gets life sentence.

— Swati Magdaline (@SwatiMagdaline) September 7, 2017

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