On September 29, 2008, six people were killed and over 100 others injured after an explosive device placed on a motorcycle exploded in Maharashtra's Malegaon city, in Nashik town.
The Terrorist and Anti-Disruptive Activities Act (TADA) court on Thursday acquitted Abdul Karim Tunda, the main accused in the 1993 serial bomb blasts case.
Several incidents of violence marred the pre-election atmosphere in Balochistan and Karachi as multiple hand grenade attacks and explosions targeted political entities and election-related offices.
The Pakistan-based news daily reported that several police stations and deputy commissioners' offices were targeted in the attacks in which six people, including a police officer and a jail warden, were injured.
Multiple attacks, including bomb blasts and shootings, have been reported across Balochistan ahead of the general elections, which have caused numerous casualties and property damage, as reported by The Balochistan Post.
Several museums in Mumbai, including the iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum, received threatening emails warning about bomb blasts, officials said on Friday.
"The agencies of the government of India are already on the job of investigating the bomb blasts that happened in the prayer meeting in Kerala.... This issue of the bomb blast is being utilised by the state government to raise allegations against the BJP and in particular against Union Minis
The anti-terror agency said that the four accused had done recce of important places, including Hyderabad and Delhi, and had also procured explosives as well as arms and ammunition.
BJP leaders are being beaten up ruthlessly with iron rods. We are seeing bomb blasts happening. Is it Russia-Ukraine? Are we fighting a war?" BJP state general secretary Agnimitra Paul said.
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine the plea by the victim's family members challenging the Rajasthan High Court order which acquitted four accused in the 2008 Jaipur serial bomb blast case.
The Supreme Court on Monday eased the condition imposed on Abdul Nazir Maudany, accused in the 2008 Bengaluru serial bomb blasts case, and allowed him to stay in his hometown till July 9.
Abdul Nazir Maudany, an accused in the 2008 Bengaluru serial bomb blasts case, on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to ease his bail conditions allowing him to stay in his hometown in Kerala to take care of his ailing father.