There is evidence to suggest that the accused number Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur had knowledge about involvement of her motorcycle in the Malegaon blast, the special NIA court said Wednesday. Photo: HTMumbai: Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, Lt Col Prasad Purohit and six others accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case will stand trial on stringent terrorism charges, a special NIA court ruled on Wednesday. On Wednesday, the NIA court absolved only Sahu, Kalsangra and Takalki from all the charges leaving Thakur to face trial. Two others, Jagdish Mhatre and Rakesh Dhawde, will face trial only under the Arms Act “before concerned courts”, the NIA court said. The anti-terrorism squad of the Maharashtra police, which probed the case initially, charged Thakur, Purohit, Sudhakar Dwivedi, Ramesh Upadhyay, Sudhakar Chaturvedi, Jagdish Mhatre, Rakesh Dhawade, Ajay Rahirkar, Samir Kulkarni, Shyam Sahu, Shivnarayan Kalsangra, Pravin Mutalik and Ramchandra Kalsangra.

Source: Mint December 27, 2017 13:26 UTC