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)
02 August,2025 07:23 PM IST | Divya Nair
The NIA Court in Mumbai acquitted all the accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case on Thursday. The court said there was "no reliable and cogent evidence" while acquitting the seven accused: Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, Col Prasad Purohit, Major (retired) Ramesh Upadhyay, Ajay Rahirkar, Sudhakar Dwivedi, Sudhakar Chaturvedi and Sameer Kulkarni (PICS/SAYYED SAMEER ABEDI, SHADAB KHAN)
31 July,2025 06:12 PM IST | Divya Nair
A Mumbai court on Thursday convicted Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut and sentenced him to 15 days simple imprisonment in a defamation complaint filed against him by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya's wife Medha Somaiya. Pics/Atul Kamble
26 September,2024 04:29 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Pragya Singh Thakur, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, appeared before a special NIA court in Mumbai on Monday. Pics/Shadab Khan
25 September,2023 04:10 PM IST | Asif Ali SayedADVERTISEMENT
