A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Tuesday issued a bailable warrant against Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) MP Pragya Singh Thakur in connection with the 2008 Malegaon blast case. Thakur, an accused in the case, failed to appear for the court proceedings, prompting the court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined the plea filed by Sameer Kulkarni, one of the accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case, challenging the sanction taken to prosecute him under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act was not proper.
Six people were killed and over 100 others were injured after an explosive device placed on a motorcycle exploded in Maharashtra's Malegaon city, in Nashik town, on September 29, 2008.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the trial court proceedings against Sameer Kulkarni, one of the accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case, while hearing his plea that the sanction taken to prosecute him under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act was not proper.
A Special NIA Court in Mumbai has asked the NIA Mumbai team to get in touch with the Bhopal team and physically verify the health status of Lok Sabha MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, who is an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.
According to the prosecution, the witness is a relative of the absconding accused and has refused in court today that had given any statement to the police.
In the 2008 Malegaon blast case, six people were killed and over 100 injured after an explosive device strapped to a motorcycle went off near a mosque at Malegaon in north Maharashtra, about 200 kilometres from Mumbai.