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more-inMumbai: Taher Merchant, a convict and one of the key conspirators of the 1993 bomb blasts, died in Yerawada central jail, Pune, in the early hours of Wednesday. He became a loyal D-gang member and left with Mr.
Kaskar when the latter fled the country to the United Arab Emirates. One of the two convicts who was awarded the death sentence, Merchant was a committed player, and was actively involved in the planning and coordination. Often called Taher Taklya due to his bald head, Merchant was born in Dongri and grew up along with Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar, who is wanted in the case. According to prison officials, Merchant, who was convicted in June last year, complained of chest pain at 3 a.m.
on Wednesday..