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Crime
Senior Lawyer Ujjwal Nikkam Says Sanjay Dutt’s Silence Fueled 1993 Mumbai Bomb Blast at Indore Event
✍️ Amar Ujala · Indore
🗓 15 Oct 2026, 10:01 PM
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At a Sarthak Sanstha function in Indore, senior lawyer Ujjwal Nikkam linked Sanjay Dutt’s failure to disclose a weapons cache with the 1993 Mumbai bomb blast, drawing attention to the case’s lingering controversies.
Senior advocate Ujjwal Nikkam addressed a gathering organized by Sarthak Sanstha in Indore on Thursday, sharing insights from his involvement in several high‑profile investigations. Among the cases he referenced were the 1993 Mumbai bomb blast, the actor Sanjay Dutt’s arms‑possession trial, and the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
Nikkam asserted that the 1993 blast could have been averted had Sanjay Dutt disclosed the existence of a weapons stash to authorities at an earlier stage. He emphasized that the failure to report the cache contributed to the scale of the explosion, which claimed dozens of lives.
The lawyer’s remarks were made in the presence of a Rajya Sabha member and other dignitaries, and have reignited public debate over the handling of evidence in the Dutt case. No official response from the actor’s camp or law enforcement agencies was recorded at the time.
While Nikkam refrained from revealing new documentary evidence, he highlighted procedural lapses that, in his view, allowed the tragedy to unfold. The comments add another layer to the ongoing discourse surrounding accountability in India’s criminal justice system.
The event concluded without further statements, but media outlets are expected to follow up on the implications of Nikkam’s observations for pending legal reviews.
Nikkam asserted that the 1993 blast could have been averted had Sanjay Dutt disclosed the existence of a weapons stash to authorities at an earlier stage. He emphasized that the failure to report the cache contributed to the scale of the explosion, which claimed dozens of lives.
The lawyer’s remarks were made in the presence of a Rajya Sabha member and other dignitaries, and have reignited public debate over the handling of evidence in the Dutt case. No official response from the actor’s camp or law enforcement agencies was recorded at the time.
While Nikkam refrained from revealing new documentary evidence, he highlighted procedural lapses that, in his view, allowed the tragedy to unfold. The comments add another layer to the ongoing discourse surrounding accountability in India’s criminal justice system.
The event concluded without further statements, but media outlets are expected to follow up on the implications of Nikkam’s observations for pending legal reviews.