Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit

Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case, claimed yesterday before the Bombay High Court that he had got in touch with co-accused anti-national elements, attended their meetings and spoken out against the country only to gather information on terror groups like the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).