Meanwhile, Lt Colonel Purohit's wife said, "Dropping of MCOCA charges is a big relief and we will fight the UAPA charges." The next date of hearing in the special NIA court has now been set for January 15. The bench said, "Sadhvi Pragya had knowledge about involvement of her motor cycle in the blast... The Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) in its report had accused Sadhvi Pragya Thakur of giving her bike to the absconding accused Ramji Kalsangra to be used to store RDX. According to investigating agencies, the Malegaon blast was allegedly carried out by Abhinav Bharat, a right-wing groupWatch: NIA court drops MCOCA charges against Col Purohit, Sadhvi Pragya, 2 others

Source: India Today December 27, 2017 11:26 UTC