Sunday, July 17, 2011

Mumbai blast suspect Faiz Usmani dies

MUMBAI: A man being questioned by police in the July 13 Mumbai blasts died following a brain haemorrhage early Sunday, a medical officer said.


Faiz Usmani was picked up as a suspect in the triple blasts, which left 19 dead and 129 injured, but late Saturday evening he suddenly took ill and was rushed to Sion Hospital . He died there 1.20 a.m. Sunday, the medical officer on duty said.

The officer said when Faiz was brought, his blood pressure was in excess of 220 points and there was a large amount of blood in his brain.

"We conducted all tests on the patient and it was a case of a massive haemorrhage," the medical official told IANS.

Faiz was the brother of Afzal Usmani , one of the prime accused in blasts in Ahmedabad and Surat , and both were suspected members of the Indian Mujahiddeen.

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