Sunday (March 12) marks the 30th anniversary of the 1993 serial bomb blasts in Bombay (Mumbai city's official name before 1995), which ripped apart India's financial hub and resulted in hundreds of fatalities in the hands of the dreaded terror attacks.

1993 Mumbai blasts: 30 years on, scar of terror on Indian megacity still cuts deep

March 12 in history: Series of bomb blasts in Mumbai, Fukushima nuclear tragedy and more!

Jalees Ansari, who was convicted for the 1993 Mumbai serial blastings case, went 'missing' on Thursday while being on 21-day parole. According to officials, the 68-year-old convict was suspected to be involved in many bomb blasts across the country and was serving a life sentence in Ajmer Central Prison, Rajasthan.

Mumbai serial blasts convict Jalees Ansari goes missing during parole