Acquitted in 7/11 Train Blasts Case, Man Seeks SIT Re-Investigation

### Speedy Summary
– Abdul Wahid Shaikh, teh sole person acquitted in the 2015 Mumbai train bomb blasts case, has demanded a Special Investigation Team (SIT) led by a High Court judge to re-investigate the case.
– His demand follows the Bombay High Court’s decision on July 21, 2025, acquitting all 12 accused, citing insufficient evidence and that their confessions were extracted under torture.
– Shaikh had been cleared of all charges in this case in 2015 after spending nine years in prison. The court had previously given five of the 12 men death sentences and seven life imprisonment; one death row convict died in custody.
– In his book *’Begunah Qaidi,’* Shaikh alleges torture was used by investigators for confessions and fabricating evidence against accused individuals.
– He called for an apology from Maharashtra anti-Terror Squad (ATS), ₹19 crore compensation for each wrongly imprisoned individual, government jobs, housing provisions, and justice for victims’ families.
– Over 180 people died and many suffered injuries during these synchronised blasts on Mumbai’s Western Rail line on July 11, 2006.

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### Indian Opinion Analysis
The Bombay High Court’s ruling exposes severe lapses within investigative agencies like ATS concerning due process. If allegations of torture hold true as indicated by judicial comments during acquittals or corroborated accounts in Shaikh’s writings (*’Begunah Qaidi’*), this highlights deep systemic issues regarding custodial practices and human rights violations.

Reinvestigation via an SIT headed by an HC judge could add legitimacy but faces challenges balancing timely justice with credible accountability frameworks post-verdict. Measures like compensation to innocently incarcerated individuals may signal institutional acceptance of obligation but involve important financial implications for state exchequers if scaled similarly across precedents/stat.

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