‘93 blasts accused arrested

“Khan is a navy petty officer’s son. He played a crucial role in landing of arms and explosives used in the 1993 serial blasts. He even transported them to the city and stored them in his house in Kurla. When we started detaining people for investigation after the blasts,he even tried to dispose them of at a creek in Kandalgaon,” said Joint Commissioner of Police Rakesh Maria. As many as 21 witnesses deposed against Khan in the 1993 blasts trial,Maria said.

“After the blasts,he fled to Nepal. Using a bogus Nepali passport under the name Ferozuddin Hamza,he travelled to Dubai and Oman. He visited Pakistan three times to meet Dawood and also attended his brother Mustaqin’s wedding. Khan has been working for Mustafa Dossa for sometime now,” said Maria. When his Nepali passport got expired in 2004,Khan returned to India the next year. He was residing in Koparkhairane till his arrest today,said the police.

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