Malegaon Blasts Case

The Supreme Court has rejected Lt Col Prasad Purohit's petition challenging the Bombay High Court order dismissing his petition seeking to discharge him in the Malegaon 2008 blast case

BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, appeared before a special NIA court here on Wednesday

BJP's Bhopal MP Pragya Singh Thakur, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, appeared before a special NIA court here on Wednesday. She appeared before special judge P R Sitre, hearing cases related to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Thakur's lawyer said that although the court had not summoned the MP, she appeared on her own as she was in Mumbai for her medical treatment. The BJP leader had last appeared before the court in the case in January this year. Seven persons, including Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit, are facing trial in the case. A total of eight witnesses have turned hostile in the case so far. Six people were killed and over 100 injured when an explosive device strapped to a motorcycle went off near a mosque in Malegaon town in north Maharashtra, on September 29, 2008. According to police, the motorbike was registered in Thakur's name and that led to her arrest in 2008. The Bombay High Court had granted bail to her in 2017. She is being tried under th

BJP leader and Bhopal MP Pragya Thakur, who had obtained bail in the 2008 Malegaon blast case on medical grounds, is purportedly seen playing kabaddi in a viral video

BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and other accused in 2008 Malegaon blast case have been asked to appear before the Special NIA Court on Monday

Thakur, now a sitting BJP MP, was granted bail on April 25, 2017 by the high court which said "no prima facie" case was made out against her in the case

The opposition has criticised Thakur's nomination to the defence consultative committee on the grounds that she is facing charges of terrorist activities

Pragya Thakur is Malegaon blast accused

A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant against a panch witness in connection with the 2008 Malegaon blast case.Special NIA Judge Vinod Padalkar issued an arrest warrant against a witness in the case who had signed the panchnama while the damage by the blasts was being ascertained.The court directed the prosecution (NIA) to take note that witnesses should remain present in the court without fail as the trial is going on a day-to-day basis while the accused persons are directed to be present once a week.Since it is a bailable warrant, the witness would have to pay Rs. 5,000 as bail bond.The court also observed that on many dates only one witness is called by the agency while on others the witnesses do not appear."It is not possible for the court to decide the matter and expedite it as directed by the Supreme Court and for this, the copy of this order will be forwarded to the higher authority of NIA," Judge Padalkar said.On Tuesday, the

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi directed the high court that his plea be dealt with on November 21