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Mumbai blasts case

The editorial "Justice at last" (Sept. 14) is right in saying that while the delayed justice in the Mumbai bomb blasts case may give palpable relief to the prosecution, it cannot be construed as complete as a large number of accused, including the three alleged kingpins behind the blasts, are still at large.

At the same time, given the volume and complex nature of the case the outcome has been satisfying. The CBI and the special court have done their best under the circumstances. Let us hope those who are absconding will be eventually brought to justice.

V. Seshagiri Sharma,
Chennai

After 12 long years, the TADA court has given its verdict in the case on the basis of 13,000 pages of evidentiary material. The verdict, however, brings little cheer to the victims of the 1993 blasts because 29 accused in the case, including Dawood Ibrahim and Tiger Memon, are absconding. The final verdict will remain incomplete because the alleged kingpins have almost got away.

J.V. Narasimha Raju,
Vijayawada, A.P.

The criminal justice system needs to be reformed to meet the changing nature of crime. Unless justice is expedited, particularly in cases involving terrorist acts, India will continue to remain a soft target.

B.S. Ganesh,
Bangalore

By the time the verdict is out in instalments and the guilty have exhausted their right to appeal in the Supreme Court, many more years will have passed making a mockery of the justice system.

That the state's response to the Mumbai blasts has had no deterrent effect on terrorists is apparent from the number of deadly attacks carried out in various parts of the country since 1993.

S. Hemavathi,
Hyderabad

The case is another example of the lacklustre approach of the law-enforcing agencies. Such delays will only encourage terrorists, and the common man will lose faith in the legal system.

R. Seenivasan,
Vellore, T.N.

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