Malegaon Blast Case

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday asked 2008 Malegaon blast accused Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Shrikant Purohit if he had any documents to show he attended alleged conspiracy meetings for the blast

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The court while dismissing the plea slated the matter for further hearing to January 6.

The 49-year-old Hindutva activist had sought the exemption for completing formalities relating to her election to Parliament, but the court said her presence is necessary at this stage in the case

Lieutenant Colonel Purohit, an Army officer, was arrested the same year for allegedly masterminding the blasts

Six persons were killed and over a 100 injured when an explosive device strapped on a motorcycle went off near a mosque in Malegaon

In November 2008, the ATS arrested 11 people in this connection. In April 2011, the investigation was transferred to the NIA

HC on December 18, 2017, and a special NIA court on December 27, 2017, had rejected Purohit's discharge from the case

A special NIA court dismissed NIA's contention that there was no evidence against Sadhvi Pragya

The court has, however, dropped provisions under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against all the accused

We would like Suresh Prabhu to reflect and introspect, says Congress party

The BJP criticised the Congress' reaction to Purohit getting bail

SC said it has imposed certain conditions on Purohit while granting bail

Besides Lt. Col Purohit, Sadhvi Pragya is also an accused in the Malegaon blast case

Father of one of the blast victims alleged Pragya was a powerful person, could influence witnesses

The four accused in their bail plea had said they were falsely implicated in Malegaon blast case and there was no evidence against them

Blames ATS for "falsely implicating" Hindu outfits, says believing in "Hindu Rashtra" doesn't amount to saffron terrorism

Out of the nine accused, one has dead, six are out on bail & two are convicted in the Mumbai 7/11 train blast case.