NEW DELHI: In an unexpected U-turn, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) informed the Supreme Court that it doesn't oppose Sadhvi Pragya 's discharge application in the 2008 Malegaon blast case Last week, Sadhvi had moved a special NIA court seeking her discharge in the case, citing Bombay High Court 's remark that "prima facie no case was made out against her. "The Bombay High Court had on April 25 granted bail to Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, accused of plotting the September 2008 Malegaon blast, observing that prima facie there is no case made out against her.At the time, NIA had said it will contest her plea for discharge on the ground that the high court order was limited to the point of granting her bail. But on Friday, the agency told the apex court that it had given a clean chit to Pragya and did not oppose the plea for discharge from the case.Six persons were killed and nearly 100 others injured when a bomb strapped to a motorcycle had exploded in Malegaon town of Nashik district on September 29, 2008.Twelve people, including the Sadhvi and Army Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Shrikant Purohit, were arrested for their alleged roles in the blast.The 44-year-old Sadhvi was released from judicial custody on April 27 after the bail formalities were completed in Bhopal, where she is currently undergoing treatment at Khushilal Ayurvedic Hospital for cancer. (With inputs from PTI)

Source: Times of India May 12, 2017 11:37 UTC