Topic: Malegaon
Indian Army promotes Lt Col Prasad Purohit to Colonel weeks after acquittal in 2008 Malegaon blast case
The Indian Army has promoted Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit to the rank of Colonel, less than two months after a special NIA court acquitted him in the 2008 Malegaon terror blast case, which killed six Muslim men and injured over 100 in a Muslim-majority area.
Malegaon blast victims move Bombay HC challenging acquittal of Pragya Thakur, others
The victims of the Malegaon bomb blast have approached the Bombay High Court, challenging the special court’s verdict that acquitted all the accused, including former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit.
Malegaon blast: Judge transferred days before verdict — fifth transfer in 17 years; victims’ kin to challenge move
Special NIA Judge AK Lahoti, who had been conducting daily hearings in the Malegaon blast trial for the past few years and was nearing the conclusion of the case with most arguments already completed, has been transferred to Nashik.
Malegaon: Man suspected by family arrested for killing boy 10 days after abduction; protest erupts against police negligence
A 31-year-old man, Lakshman has been sent to Nashik Central Jail for abducting and murdering a 5-year-old boy in Malegaon’s Naya Islampura on January...
Collegium recommends Malegaon blast accused Colonel Purohit’s lawyer as Bombay HC judge
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.
“Causing bomb blast is not an official duty…”: Colonel Purohit’s discharge plea rejected
The Bombay High Court on Monday rejected Lieutenant Colonel and Hindu militant Prasad Purohit’s plea seeking discharge from the 2008 Malegaon blast case.
