Malegaon blast case: All accused, including Pragya Thakur, acquitted
After nearly 17 years, a special NIA court has acquitted all seven people accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast—including former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit—saying there just wasn't enough evidence to link them to the attack.
The case in brief
On September 29, 2008, a bomb hidden on a motorcycle exploded near a mosque in Malegaon during Ramadan prayers, killing six and injuring 95.
The Maharashtra ATS quickly arrested seven suspects, claiming Thakur had provided the bike for a revenge attack.
But after years of investigation and dropped charges due to lack of proof—including no solid link between the accused and the blast—the court made it clear that in the absence of any cogent evidence, the prosecution's case could not be accepted.
This verdict really highlights how crucial strong evidence is in terrorism cases.