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Conspiracy Unveiled: Malegaon Blast Case Acquittal Sparks Political Fervor
MALEGAON, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, JUL 31 – The special court cited insufficient and unreliable evidence after 17 years, highlighting flaws in investigation and prosecution that led to the acquittal of all seven accused.
- On Thursday, the National Investigation Agency court in Mumbai acquitted all seven accused, including Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit, citing 'no reliable and cogent evidence' after nearly 17 years.
- In Malegaon, a Muslim-majority town, a motorcycle device exploded outside a mosque on September 29, 2008, killing six and injuring 101.
- Highlighting investigation flaws, the judge said `Terrorism has no religion, but conviction cannot be based on moral grounds`, granting benefit of doubt due to lack of evidence.
- Owaisi questioned, `Will centre challenge acquittals?` on Thursday, calling the verdict 'disappointing' and asking if the Centre would appeal.
- The verdict positions the BJP to consolidate its Hindutva voter base, as elections across rural and urban local bodies are due within the next year.
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Conspiracy Unveiled: Malegaon Blast Case Acquittal Sparks Political Fervor
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This article includes data from Justice Delayed, an ongoing project by the author to create a database of criminal cases from more than 650 district courts in India. On the night of Sept. 29, 2008, an explosion ripped through a crowded area in the predominantly Muslim city of Malegaon, Maharashtra in India, killing six people and injuring more than a hundred others. Investigators alleged that the blast was triggered by a bomb planted in a motor…
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