<p>The witness told the court that he was present at a suburban hospital where a doctor had removed a metal piece from the body of a person who was injured in the blast at Borivili railway station.<br /><br />A witness produced by the police is referred to as a 'panch' witness. "This witness was important, as according to the chemical analysis report, traces of nitrate were found on the metal piece removed from the injured person's body," Special Public Prosecutor Raja Thakare said.<br /><br />On July 11, 2006, RDX-laden bombs had ripped through the first class compartments of seven suburban trains. Special MCOCA Judge Y D Shinde is conducting the trial of 13 arrested accused allegedly belonging to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and banned outfit Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI).<br /><br />The Supreme Court had, in February 2008, stayed the trial after one of the accused, Kamal Ansari, moved the court challenging the constitutional validity of a section pertaining to insurgency in Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).<br /><br />The apex court on April 25 this year dismissed the petition and vacated the stay.</p>
<p>The witness told the court that he was present at a suburban hospital where a doctor had removed a metal piece from the body of a person who was injured in the blast at Borivili railway station.<br /><br />A witness produced by the police is referred to as a 'panch' witness. "This witness was important, as according to the chemical analysis report, traces of nitrate were found on the metal piece removed from the injured person's body," Special Public Prosecutor Raja Thakare said.<br /><br />On July 11, 2006, RDX-laden bombs had ripped through the first class compartments of seven suburban trains. Special MCOCA Judge Y D Shinde is conducting the trial of 13 arrested accused allegedly belonging to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and banned outfit Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI).<br /><br />The Supreme Court had, in February 2008, stayed the trial after one of the accused, Kamal Ansari, moved the court challenging the constitutional validity of a section pertaining to insurgency in Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).<br /><br />The apex court on April 25 this year dismissed the petition and vacated the stay.</p>