Hafiz Mohammad Saeed was the amir of Jama'at-ud-Da'wah,one of the largest and most active Islamic Leader organizations in the world, operating mainly from Pakistan. The organization is banned as terrorist organization by India, the US, UK,the
Others in the Memon family are brother Suleiman, mother Hanifa and Yakub's wife Raheen were acquitted by Tada court, giving them benefit of doubt. Father Abdul Razzak, also an accused, died during the trial.
Rubina Memon, wife of eldest brother Suleiman, and the sister-in-law of Tiger Memon. Rubina was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for conspiracy to cause blasts and letting her Maruti van to carry explosives. She was later granted bail by
Yusuf Memon and his brother Essa, brothers of Ibrahim, were charged with allowing their Mahim flat for plotting, storing arms and explosives. Essa, suffering from brain tumour, was granted bail in 2008 after spending 13 years in jail. Yusuf, a
Ayub Memon, younger brother of Ibrahim, was allegedly part of the conspiracy. The Memons fled India on March 10, 1993, two days before the Mumbai blasts.
Yakub Memon, a chartered accountant by profession, is the younger brother of Tiger Memon and the most educated member of the family. He arranged tickets for youth sent to Pakistan, bought vehicles for the blast. He returned to India in 1994, was
Pakistani spy agency, ISI and Dawood Ibrahim are said to have provided the explosives, arms and ammunition for the Mumbai blasts. The recruited men were sent to Pakistan for arms training.
Ibrahim Tiger Memon, key Dawood man, masterminded 1993 Mumbai blasts with Mohamad Dossa and Dawood Ibrahim. During the riots after the Babri Mosque razing, Tiger Memon's gold smuggling business was completely ruined. Memon then allegedly decided to
The genesis of Mumbai blasts lay in the December 6, 1992 destruction of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya. There were riots across the country after the mosque was razed. File picture of 1993 Mumbai blast.
Memon brothers and the 1993 blasts: All you need to know