Eight people were killed in the blast near Bhikku chowk in Malegaon on September 29, 2008. Earlier, on September 8, 2006, another series of blasts had rocked Malegaon, killing 37 and injuring over 120

Suspended in 2009 after he allegedly threatened a terrorist held by the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS), Mehboob Mujawar, senior police inspector of the state ATS, has now alleged he was framed and suspended because he knew two accused in the Malegaon blasts case had died in police custody.