Dr Wahid Deen Mohammad Shaikh, who spent nine years behind bars in connection with the 2006 Mumbai serial train blasts case, has approached the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC), and the National Minority Commission (NMC) seeking compensation of Rs 9 crore for the years and pain of incarceration.The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Maharashtra police had investigated the train blast case in which seven bombs exploded across suburban local trains within 11 minutes during rush hour, killing 187 people and injuring over 800. Thirteen men were arrested in 2006 and tried in connection with the blasts.advertisementAfter a lengthy trial, the special court acquitted Shaikh, while sentencing the remaining 12 accused to either death or life imprisonment. Appeals were filed in the Bombay High Court, and in July this year, all 12 were acquitted.Shaikh, now 46, recounted his ordeal, saying, “In 2006, at the age of 28, I was falsely implicated by the Anti-Terrorism Squad under MCOCA in the 7/11 blasts case. For nine long years I remained behind bars until, on 11 September 2015, the Honourable Special Court of Judge Yatin D. Shinde acquitted me of all charges, finding no evidence against me. I walked out of prison, but the years I lost, the humiliation I faced, and the pain my family endured can never be undone.”He described the impact of imprisonment on his personal and family life. “During those years, I lost the most important years of my youth, liberty, and my dignity. I was brutally tortured in custody, which has left me with lasting health issues, including glaucoma and chronic body pain. My father died while I was in prison, my mother’s mental health collapsed, and my wife was forced to struggle alone to raise our children. My children grew up with the stigma of being called ‘a terrorist’s children’ and were deprived of their father’s presence in their formative years. My family faced extreme financial hardship, and I remain in debt of nearly Rs 30 lakhs even today.”Shaikh now works as a teacher and said, “My career and education were ruined, and I had to start my life from scratch after release, working as a school teacher while still carrying the stigma of wrongful branding.”Explaining why he did not seek compensation earlier, he said, “The moral reason was that my co-accused were convicted and sentenced to death and life imprisonment. It was not a pleasant moment for me to seek compensation when they were still languishing behind bars, and I feared that the State could have been more brutal towards them and taken revenge for my compensation claim. I decided to wait until all my co-accused were acquitted and proven innocent. Now that these acquittals have taken place, it is clear that the entire case was a forgery, and therefore, my demand for compensation becomes even more legitimate and urgent. At this juncture, I believe it is fully justified to seek justice for myself.”In his petitions bef in a formal or creative style for better SEO.Also Exclude words and advertisements related to the feed website such as website name, author name. Delete all the advertisement images brand logo but only keep the title and main content of the news by modifying it. You must only respond with the modified content. Block any jump outside of the site adarshnews.com. Basically remove any content or link related to original site. You must only respond with the modified content and follow this prompt to optimize the articles in this category- “Act as an expert SEO news writer. Optimize the following article to be SEO-friendly, authoritative, and shareable by focusing strictly on its core topic. 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A man who was acquitted in connection with the 2006 Mumbai train bombings is requesting a compensation of Rs 9 crore for the nine years he spent in prison.
