Pragya Singh Thakur and Colonel Prasad Purohit appeared before the sessions court in Mumbai on Saturday to complete her surety formalities following their acquittal in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. The NIA Court had acquitted the duo and five others in the 17-year-old case, noting that the prosecution had not adduced cogent and reliable evidence to warrant conviction and to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt. (PICS/ Sayyed Sameer Abedi, Text: PTI)
Updated On: 2025-08-02 07:23 PM IST
Compiled by : Divya Nair
While speaking to the media, the former BJP MP alleged that she was tortured by the investigating officers who asked her to name several persons, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi
This is the first time Thakur has made this sensational claim which finds no mention in the 1,036-page judgment of the special NIA court acquitting all seven accused in the case
"They (officers) told me to take PM Modi's name, as at the time I was staying in Surat (Gujarat). There are several names like Bhagwat (apparent reference to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat) and so on, but I did not take anyone's name as I did not want to lie," Thakur told reporters, adding that she has put all this in writing
"Their objective was to torture me. They said if I did not take the names, then they will torture me. The names include Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Sudarshan ji, Indresh ji, Ram ji Madhav, and many more, which I can't recall at the moment," Thakur said
Colonel Purohit also appeared before the sessions court in Mumbai on Saturday to complete his surety formalities following the acquittal
Police beef up security outside the sessions court
