--- description: The remaining seven convicts in the attacks, which killed 189 people, were sentenced to life imprisonment. title: Five Sentenced to Death for 2006 Mumbai Train Blasts image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt895577829f57ae2e/698866255f570fbb30b1da34/rts2d4t.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Five People Have Been Sentenced to Death in India for the 2006 Mumbai Train Blasts by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 30, 2015 9:39 AM CUT  Two of the 12 men, convicted of planning several blasts on crowded commuter trains in the financial capital of Mumbai in 2006, are escorted by police to a court in Mumbai, India, Two of the 12 men, convicted of planning several blasts on crowded commuter trains in the financial capital of Mumbai in 2006, are escorted by police to a court in Mumbai, India,Danish Siddiqui—Reuters by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 30, 2015 9:39 AM CUT Five men convicted of carrying out deadly blasts in the Indian city of Mumbai in 2006 were [sentenced to death ](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-34398810 "undefined")on Wednesday, concluding a nearly decade-long terror trial that ended in August last year. The remaining seven convicts in the attacks were sentenced to life imprisonment, the BBC reported. The blasts on July 11, 2006, which killed 189 people and injured more than 800 others, were triggered by explosives packed into pressure cookers and placed on trains across Mumbai’s packed and bustling local rail system. India has long accused intelligence forces from neighboring Pakistan of planning the attacks in coordination with Islamic militant organizations, a claim the Pakistani government has repeatedly denied while pointing out the lack of evidence of its involvement. The 12 convicts have also proclaimed their innocence, with a defense lawyer on Wednesday saying they had been “framed” and would appeal against the sentence in the high court. \[[_BBC_](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-34398810 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4055318/mumbai-blasts-2006-train-death-sentence/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4055318/mumbai-blasts-2006-train-death-sentence/"},"headline":"Five People Have Been Sentenced to Death in India for the 2006 Mumbai Train Blasts","datePublished":"2015-09-30T09:39:30.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T11:23:00.862Z","description":"The blasts killed 189 people and wounded hundreds","url":"https://time.com/4055318/mumbai-blasts-2006-train-death-sentence/","keywords":["Pakistan","India","Trains","trial","local"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt895577829f57ae2e/698866255f570fbb30b1da34/rts2d4t.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rishi Iyengar","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt895577829f57ae2e/698866255f570fbb30b1da34/rts2d4t.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Two of the 12 men, convicted of planning several blasts on crowded commuter trains in the financial capital of Mumbai in 2006, is escorted by police to a court in Mumbai","caption":"Two of the 12 men, convicted of planning several blasts on crowded commuter trains in the financial capital of Mumbai in 2006, is escorted by police to a court in Mumbai","creditText":"Danish Siddiqui—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4055318/mumbai-blasts-2006-train-death-sentence/","name":"Five People Have Been Sentenced to Death in India for the 2006 Mumbai Train Blasts"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"In Mumbai, Wrestling to Be a Cop","description":"Young men, many who want to be police officers, get in shape by practicing an old form of wrestling popular among India's lower classes","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/gSAyigzG/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2009-10-11T13:06:02.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/gSAyigzG.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4055318/mumbai-blasts-2006-train-death-sentence/","duration":"PT4M25S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4055318/mumbai-blasts-2006-train-death-sentence/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```