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.
The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting has approved the proposal for the elevation of advocate Neela Kedar Gokhale, as judge in the Bombay High Court.
The witness had reportedly given a statement against the sitting Bhopal MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and another accused, identified as Dayanand Pandey, of this case during the initial investigation done by Maharashtra ATS.
But today, he came before the special NIA court and was confronted
New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Bombay High Court to decide expeditiously the plea of Lt Col Prasad Purohit, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, regarding the prior sanction for his prosecution.
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 20 (ANI): A key witness in the Malegaon blast case, in which Bhopal BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur is one of the accused, has sought security from Madhya Pradesh Police, expressing a threat to his life.