Mumbai, Mar 04: The nine accused in the Ghatkopar blast case were today discharged by a special court due to lack of evidence against them. However, the nine will continue to be in custody as they are accused in certain other bomb blast cases.
The designated judge AP Bhangale discharged the accused on a plea made by prosecutor Rohini Salian as there was no material evidence against them.

They had been arrested under POTA in connection with the bomb explosion in a bus in suburban Ghatkopar on December 2, 2002 in which two had been killed and 21 injured.
Those discharged were Saquib Nachan, Haseeb Zuber Mullah, Asif Mulla, Ghulam Sattar Kotan, Farhan Khot, Mohammad Kamil Abbas Jamil, Noor Mohammad Ansari, Dr Anwar Ali Khan and Mohammad Nadeem Baloba. Bureau Report