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Malegaon Blast Verdict Today: Who Are the 7 Key Accused? What Are the Charges Against Them?
MALEGAON, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, JUL 31 – The special National Investigation Agency court cited lack of reliable evidence after a 17-year trial involving seven accused, including former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur, in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.
- On July 31, 2025, a special NIA court acquitted all seven individuals accused in connection with the 2008 bombings that occurred in Malegaon, Maharashtra, including former MP Pragya Thakur and Colonel Purohit.
- The court found that the evidence presented by the prosecution was insufficient to establish the accused's guilt conclusively, stressing that convictions must be based on solid proof rather than assumptions or moral considerations.
- The attack involved two bombs attached to motorcycles parked close to a mosque in Malegaon, a town with a predominantly Muslim population, resulting in six deaths and over 100 injuries during Ramzan prayers.
- The judge ordered ₹2 lakh compensation to victims' families and ₹50,000 to the injured, stating terrorism has no religion but convictions cannot rest on morals or public perception.
- Lawyers representing the victims have announced plans to appeal the acquittal in the High Court, while some political leaders expressed disappointment with the inquiry and the court's decision.
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Pragya Singh Thakur acquitted in Malegaon blast case: How ATS probe projected her as 'owner of bike'
According to Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad, Thakur's interrogation helped unravel the plot hatched by right-wing extremists to terrorise the local Muslim community. However, she said she had sold the bikes two years earlier.
Acquitting Sadhvi Prayga in Malegaon blast case, court said there is no proof that she owned the motorcycle allegedly used in the blast
The judge noted that while the prosecution had proved that the blast happened but it failed to establish that the explosive was fitted on the LML Freedom motorcycle allegedly belonging to Ms Thakur
Malegaon blast case: Cong, Digvijaya must apologise for 'Hindu terror' term, say MP CM, Uma Bharti
Bhopal, Jul 31 (PTI) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and senior BJP leader Uma Bharti hailed the court’s verdict in the 2008 Malegaon blast case on Thursday and said Congress leaders. especially Digvijaya Singh, must apologise for the “Hindu terror” narrative and defaming “saints”. Nearly 17 years after a blast in Malegaon town of […]
Sadhvi Pragya, six others acquitted in deadly 2008 Malegaon bombing
An Indian court on Thursday acquitted Hindu nationalist figure and former BJP lawmaker Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, along with six others, of charges related to a 2008 bombing near a mosque in Malegaon, Maharashtra, that killed six people and injured over 100. The accused had faced terrorism and criminal conspiracy charges over the blast, which was caused by a bomb planted on a motorcycle. The high-profile trial, involving allegations of right-wing ext…
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