Outlook Magazine - Guilty Until Proven Innocent - 11 August 2025 Issue on Mumbai 2006 Train Blast

For nearly 19 years, twelve men, accused of engineering one of the deadliest terror attacks in India’s history, the 7/11 Mumbai train blasts, were behind bars. They were branded as terrorists, and quietly erased from public sympathy. The Bombay High Court overturned their convictions, citing a collapse of credible evidence and grave flaws in the investigation. But what do you do with freedom when you've already served a life sentence for a crime you didn't commit? Outlook Magazine’s latest issue, “Guilty Until Proven Innocent”, looks at the 19 years lost of those who were in jail and those who thought justice was served, until it wasn’t. Jinit Parmar and Pritha Vashisth sit down with the men who are finally breathing the air of freedom. The reporters also look at the other side, survivors and victims,who continue to live with deep, unhealed wounds. Avantika Mehta investigates how justice systems across the world fail undertrials. Pragya Singh takes a hard look at the ethical lapses and policing practices surrounding the 7/11 Mumbai train blasts investigation. Read these and more in Outlook's latest issue.