1993 Mumbai Bomb Blasts Gulshan Kumar Murder, Top 5 Cases Solved by Ujjwal Nikam Apart from Kasab Trial

Rajkummar starrer Raa Prahaar is now in theaters. The film focuses on the popular trial of Ajmal Kasab, the lone terrorist captured alive during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, by Padma Shri awardee Ujjwal Nikam and is directed by Avinash Arun. However, The Maddock Films production is not a Nikam biopic.

Rajkummar Rao essays the role of Ujjwal Nikam in the film. It is a courtroom drama that follows the Mumbai terror attacks and the challenges of the legal battle faced by the defense lawyer who secured Kasab’s conviction.

Apart from the high-profile trial of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, Ujjwal Nikam is also known for handling many high-profile and high-profile cases. Check it out:

The Gulshan Kumar Murder Case (1997)

The murder of Gulshan Kumar, the owner of T-Series Music and music producer, has sent shockwaves through the country. Kumar was shot dead in Mumbai on 12 August 1997 during his visit to the Jiteshwar Mahadev Temple.

In the Nikam murder trial, he served as a special prosecutor. The murder was linked to organized crime and highlighted the links between the film and music industries and Mumbai’s underworld in the 1990s.

Shakti Mills Gang Rape Cases (2013)

Nikam was the special prosecutor in the high-profile Mumbai twin rape cases involving a photojournalist and a telephone operator. Nikam secured the death penalty for the three accused as repeat offenders after the verdict in the case of gang rape of a telephone operator.

Mumbai serial bombings (1993)

In the 1993 Mumbai bomb blast case, Ujjwal Nikam represented the Maharashtra state government. One of India’s biggest terror incidents, on March 12, 1993, a series of blasts rocked the city, reportedly killing 257 and injuring over 1,400.

During the trial, Nikam sued actor Sanjay Dutt under the Arms Act for illegal possession of weapons that were recovered from a gun-laden vehicle brought by Abu Salem.

India Gate and Zaveri Bazaar Bombings (2003)

Ujjwal Nikam led the prosecution in the trial for the August 2003 twin bomb blasts at India Gate and Zaveri Bazaar that killed over 50 and injured over 200.

Nikam reportedly called it the “rarest of the rare” case as it was the first time a husband and wife were convicted and sentenced to death together in terrorist blasts, along with one other accused.

Khairlanji Massacre Case (2006)

Ujjwal Nikam was the special public prosecutor in the Khairlanji massacre case in 2006. He came from a Dalit family that was lynched and murdered in Khairlanji village in Maharashtra.

The incident gained national attention and sparked a debate about caste violence in India. In the end, Nikam secured the death sentence for six death row convicts, while the other two were given life sentences. The death sentences were later commuted.