2008 Malegaon blast case: Ex-BJP MP Pragya Thaku

2008 Malegaon blast case: Ex-BJP MP Pragya Thakur, Lt Col Purohit among all seven acquitted

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2008 Malegaon blast case: Ex-BJP MP Pragya Thakur, Lt Col Purohit among all seven acquitted

July 31

12:25 2025

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NEW DELHI, JUL 31 : A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Thursday acquitted all seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case, including former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit.

Notably, six people were killed and over 100 injured when an explosive device strapped on a motorcycle went off near a mosque in Malegaon, a town in north Maharashtra, on September 29, 2008.

Lt Col Purohit, Pragya Thakur, Major (retired) Ramesh Upadhyay, Ajay Rahirkar, Sudhakar Dwivedi, Sudhakar Chaturvedi and Sameer Kulkarni had been under trial in the case under the provisions the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, or UAPA, and the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

The NIA court while pronouncing its verdict observed that the prosecution had failed to prove case, adding that the accused deserve benefit of doubt.

The court said that families of all six victims of the blast will be given Rs 2 lakh each, and all injured victims will be given Rs 50,000 as compensation.

-PTI