1993 Mumbai blasts: Court issues non-bailable warrants against 2 convicts

Two convicts, Sharif (Dada) Parkar and Zaibunissa Kazi, today moved separate applications before the TADA Court seeking more time to surrender on medical grounds.u00a0

Parkar, who is over 80 years old, had been hospitalised following chest pain and doctors had advised him angioplasty procedure, his lawyer Farhana Shah told the Judge GA Sanap.

Kazi's lawyer said she had been advised to take certain medical tests and that she needed time till May 20. The TADA judge, however, said it would not be possible for him to consider these pleas as the deadline had been fixed by the apex court.
While Parkar was to surrender Thursday, Kazi was to give herself up before the court today. Prosecutor Deepak Salvi moved an application seeking non-bailable arrest warrants against the two for not following the Supreme Court's order.

The court accepted the plea and issued non-bailable warrants. Parkar had played a role in organising the landing of arms and RDX in Raigad district at the instance of Tiger Memon.

The RDX was used in the March 1993 serial blasts. He had also arranged a conspiracy meeting in Raigad. Kazi was convicted for allowing the co-accused to keep some weapons at her house for a while.u00a0