| 1. Taher Merchant smokes. |
| 2. It is not known if Taher Merchant drinks alcohol. |
| 3. He is one of the masterminds behind the 1993 Mumbai Serial blasts. |
| 4. Taher Merchant was born in Dongri, the same place as Dawood Ibrahim. |
| 5. He earned the nickname "Taklya" for being semi-bald. |
| 6. Merchant maintained a low profile due to his clean criminal record. |
| 7. When Dawood Ibrahim fled to Dubai, Merchant handled logistics for the D gang's activities. |
| 8. In 1993, he actively participated in 'Tehreek-e-Inteqaam' after the Babri Masjid Demolition. |
| 9. Merchant was associated with ISI agent Taufiq Jaliawala, a financier of the blasts as per sources. |
| 10. He collaborated with Tiger Memon, convincing him to join 'Tehreek-e-Inteqaam' and oversee the execution. |
| 11. According to Rakesh Maria, Taher Merchant played a significant role in the blasts by coordinating between ISI and the D gang. |
| 12. On 7 September 2017, a TADA court gave Taher Merchant and Firoz Khan the death penalty and sentenced Abu Salem and Karimullah Osan Khan to life imprisonment for the 1993 Mumbai blasts. |
