Author: Zaidi S Hussain
Place: New Delhi
Publisher: Penguin Books
Year: 2002
Pages: 288
ISBN: 0-14-302821-9
Source: Purchased
Subject: Bombay/ Mumbai
Sub-Subject: Bombay Mafia
Keyword: Bombay Blast, Black Friday
Classification: 720.9
Shelf: C5R3
Accession No: B85
Contents: Acknowledgements Author’s Note Maps Prologue 1- The Beginning 2- The Conspiracy 3- The Preparations 4- The Final Plan 5- The Worst Day 6- The Days After 7- On the Run 8- The Investigation Continues 9- Enter Bollywood 10- Prize Catches 11- The Other Teams 12- The Trial Begins 13- Yaqub Memon 14- The Helping Hand 15- The Case Continues 16- Retaliation 17- Life after Death Epilogue Sources Appendix
Abstract: *Black Friday: The True Story of the Bombay Bomb Blasts* by S. Hussain Zaidi offers a detailed and compelling account of the 1993 Bombay bombings, one of India’s deadliest terrorist attacks. The book explores the events leading up to the blasts, their execution, and the aftermath, highlighting the deep-rooted criminal, political, and communal factors involved. Based on investigative reports, official records, and eyewitness accounts, Zaidi’s narrative presents a factual and insightful look into the underworld’s role and the socio-political tensions of the time. It stands as a powerful journalistic work and a significant chronicle of modern Indian urban violence.