Ujjwal Nikam

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Ujjwal Nikam
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Lawyer
Spouse(s)	Jyoti Nikam
Children	2

Ujjwal Nikamis an Indian Public Prosecutor. He has been involved in prosecuting the 1993 Bombay bombings case, the Gulshan Kumar murder case, the Pramod Mahajan murder, and the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Nikam is also the Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) in the 2013 Mumbai gang rape case.^[1][2]

Nikam was awarded Padma Shri by Government of India in 2016.^[3]

Early life

Ujjwal Nikam was born in a Maratha family at Jalgaon, Maharashtra to Barrister Deoraoji Nikam. His father was a judge and a lawyer by profession and mother was a housewife. Nikam completed his Bachelors in Science and received his law degree from the K.C.E Society's S.S. Maniyar Law College of Jalgaon. He served as District Government Prosecutor of Jalgaon.

Career

Nikam was appointed as special public prosecutor in the 1993 Mumbai bomb-blast case in 1994. After that he handled various high-profile cases, such as:

• 2013 Mumbai gang rape - Three repeat offenders got death, one offender got life term in Shakti Mills gang rape case (Verdict on 4 April 2014)^[4]
• Mumbai bomb blast trial - A special court was set up in 1994 under the TADA (P) Act to conduct the trial of a series of 13 bomb explosions that took place in Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India on 12 March 1993. The trial lasted for almost 14 years. In 2006, 100 of the 129 accused were found to be guilty and were convicted.
• Gulshan Kumar Murder trial
• Pramod Mahajan Murder trial
• Gateway of India Blast case - 2003.
• Khairlanji massacre of Dalit, which refers to the 2006 lynching-style murders of a Dalit family. The killings took place in a small village in India named Khairlanj of the state of Maharashtra. The verdict in the 2006 Khairlanji court case was announced on 15 Sep 2008. Six people were sentenced to death, while two others were given life imprisonment.
• Rathi Murder Trial, Pune
• Nadeem Saifi Extradition Case,London
• Ajmal Kasab trial case - Ajmal kasab was a terrorist who was involved in the 26 November 2008 Mumbai attacks. He is the only attacker captured alive by police and in Indian custody till he was hanged on 21 November 2012 at 7:30 a.m. Nine other attackers were killed during the three-day siege in November, which left 164 people dead and targeted luxury hotels, a Jewish center and other sites across the city. Ujjwal Nikam is appointed as a special public prosecutor for this trial. A death sentence was awarded to Ajmal Kasab on 6 May 2010. He appeared as a special public prosecutor in supreme court of India with Advocate Gopal Subramaniam in this case. On 29 August 2012, The Supreme Court upheld the death sentence awarded to 26/11 accused Ajmal Kasab and rejected his appeal against his conviction and death sentence in the Mumbai terror attacks in which 166 people were killed.
• July,2013: Public Prosecuter in the Pallavi Purkayastha Murder Case. Guilty watchman Sajjad Moghul was sentenced to life in July 2014.^[5]
• Kalyan Local Railway Bomblast Trial- 1991.
• Marine drive police Chowky rape case of police constable SUNIL MORE.
• Bal Hatyakand case, Kolhapur.
• In his 30-year legal career, Nikam has handled numerous cases, and served as public prosecutor for important trials at state as well as national level. He has secured 628 life imprisonments and 37 death penalties. He has been provided with Z-plus security by government of India due to his involvement in high-profile trials.
• In December 2010, Nikam represented Govt. Of India in the worldwide convention on terrorism held by United Nations, New York.^[6]

References

1. "Finish photojournalist rape trial in 60 days, Ujjwal Nikam told | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". Dnaindia.com. 2013-09-24. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
2. "How Ujjwal Nikam sparked missing rape suspect rumours". Mumbai Mirror. 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
3. http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-padma-awards-2016-declared-anupam-kher-rajinikanth-vinod-rai-sania-mirza-amongst-winners-2170091
4. "Shakti Mills gang-rape case: Three repeat offenders get death, life term for one | Zee News". Zeenews.india.com. 2014-04-04. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
5. "Pallavi Purkayastha murder case: life sentence to guilty watchman sajjad moghul". Patrika Group. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
6. "Ujjwal Nikam to represent India at convention on terrorism in U.N.". The Hindu. 29 Nov 2012. Retrieved 10 Feb 2012.