Abdul Karim Tunda, main accused in 1993 train blasts, acquitted

A TADA (Terrorist and Anti-Disruptive Activities Act) court in Rajasthan's Ajmer on Thursday acquitted Abdul Karim Tunda, the main accused in the 1993 train blasts case, due to a lack of evidence. Tunda, 81, is a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) bomber.

Two others accused -- Irfan and Hamiduddin -- were found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment by the court.

In 2013, Tunda, an aide of underworld don and 1993 Mumbai serial blasts mastermind Dawood Ibrahim, was arrested from the India-Nepal border, on charges of orchestrating the blasts in Lucknow, Kanpur, Hyderabad, Surat and Mumbai, on the intervening night of December 5-6, 1993.