The Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday recommended advocate Neela Kedar Gokhale who represents Hindu militant and alleged master-brain of Malegaon blasts Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit, as a judge of the Bombay High Court.
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday questioned Lieutenant Colonel Purohit, an accused in the Malegaon Blast case of 2008 and Hindu militant on why he had attended the conspiracy meetings which discussed plans to conduct the blasts and what steps he took to prevent the blasts after he attended the meetings, reported legal website Bar and Bench.