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  Bombay High Court acquits four accused, quashes charges in 2006 Malegaon blast that killed 37 people

  Maharashtra | April 22, 2026 12:27 IST

  A bench led by Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Shyam Chandak allowed the appeals filed by the accused, Rajendra Chaudhary, Dhan Singh, Manohar Ram Singh Narwaria, and Lokesh Sharma.

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  Prasad Shrikant Purohit promoted to colonel rank following acquittal in 2008 Malegaon Blast Case

  India | September 25, 2025 16:31 IST

  Purohit’s promotion came after years of his legal battle.

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  2008 Malegaon blast case: Bombay High Court issues notices to NIA, seven acquitted persons

  Maharashtra | September 18, 2025 13:35 IST

  The Bombay High Court was hearing an appeal filed by the family members of the six persons who lost their lives in the blast against the acquittal judgment. The appeal challenged a special court judgment acquitting the seven accused in the case.

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  Was told torture would stop if I take PM Modi, Bhagwat's names: Pragya Thakur on Malegaon blast

  India | August 02, 2025 17:59 IST

  However, Pragya Thakur said she did not take anyone's name during the investigation. She alleged that the investigating officers wanted to torture her, adding that her acquittal is a victory for Sanatan and the truth.

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  Malegaon blast case: Pragya Singh Thakur calls her acquittal 'victory of Sanatan'; rebukes Congress

  India | August 02, 2025 8:30 IST

  On September 29, 2008, a bomb attached to a motorcycle exploded near a mosque in Malegaon, a town located roughly 200 kilometers from Mumbai. The blast resulted in the deaths of six individuals and left 101 others injured.

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  Malegaon Blast Case: Uma Bharti Hails Verdict, Urges Action Against Leaders for 'Bhagwa Terror' Label

  News | August 01, 2025 12:11 IST

  Malegaon blast case: Former Madhya Pradesh CM Uma Bharti expressed joy over the acquittal of all the accused, including Sadhvi Pragya. Recalling her visit to Pragya in Nashik jail, Uma Bharti said, "I cried when I met her... The way she was tortured, it is very difficult for any woman to bear that"

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  Coffee Par Kurukshetra: Modi, Yogi, Amit Shah... The Saviour Of Hindu

  Kurukshetra | July 31, 2025 23:30 IST

  Was a false case filed against Sadhvi Pragya? Was Sadhvi Pragya framed? Whose plan was it to call Hindus terrorists? Will Hindus punish Congress now? Who spread the fake theory of Hindu terror? Whose order was it to call Sadhvi a terrorist?

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  Congress on Malegaon blast case: 'Terrorism cannot be divided into Hindu and Muslim'

  India | July 31, 2025 14:35 IST

  Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi said, "The Congress party has been saying from the first day that religion is not associated with terrorism.

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  BJP says 'Hindu terror' theory busted, slams Congress after Malegaon blast verdict

  India | July 31, 2025 14:54 IST

  Six people were killed and more than 100 injured when an explosive device strapped to a motorcycle went off near a mosque in the Malegaon town, located about 200 km from Mumbai, on September 29, 2008.

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  'Lack of reliable evidence and convincing proof': What the court said on Malegaon blast acquittals

  India | July 31, 2025 13:33 IST

  2008 Malegaon blast case verdict: The court also clarified that there was no evidence to support the claim that explosives were either stored or assembled at Lt Col Prasad Purohit’s residence, as had been alleged by the prosecution.

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  Pragya Thakur on Malegaon blast verdict: 'God will punish those who tried to insult Bhagwa'

  India | July 31, 2025 12:31 IST

  Malegaon blast case: In her first reaction, Sandhvi Pragya said she was called by them for investigation and was arrested and tortured.

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  Malegaon blast case: NIA court acquits Pragya Thakur, Shrikant Purohit and 5 others

  India | July 31, 2025 12:31 IST

  2008 Malegaon blast case: Six persons were killed and more than 100 injured when an explosive device strapped to a motorcycle went off near a mosque in the town, located about 200 km from Mumbai, on September 29, 2008.

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  2008 Malegaon blast case verdict today: Who are the key accused and what are charges against them?

  India | July 31, 2025 9:08 IST

  Malegaon blast case: A special NIA court is expected to announce its verdict on the Malegaon blast case today, almost 17 years after a blast killed six persons and left more than 100 injured in Maharashtra's communally sensitive Malegaon town.

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  2008 Malegaon blast may be work of SIMI: Pragya Thakur's lawyer tells court during final arguments

  Maharashtra | October 03, 2024 19:08 IST

  2008 Malegaon blast case: Local people prevented police from reaching the site immediately after the blast and it could have been done to shield the accused, said Thakur's lawyer, advocate JP Mishra.

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  Malegaon blast: SC to hear after 2 weeks plea against bail granted to Sadhvi Pragya

  India | November 29, 2019 19:21 IST

  The Supreme Court Friday said it would hear after two weeks a plea challenging the Bombay High Court's April 2017 order granting bail to Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, one of the accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.

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  Malegaon case: Pragya Thakur gets exemption from appearance on Saturday

  India | June 15, 2019 17:54 IST

  BJP Lok Sabha MP and Malegaon blast case accused Pragya Singh Thakur was Saturday exempted from appearance at a special court in connection with the matter.

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  Pragya Thakur appears before NIA court, says didn't know about Malegaon blast

  India | June 07, 2019 16:04 IST

  The last time she had shown up in the court was during the framing of charges in the case in October last year. Special NIA Judge V S Padalkar last month directed all the accused, including Thakur, to appear before the court at least once a week.

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  Malegaon blast: Sadhvi Pragya's plea for exemption from appearance rejected

  India | June 03, 2019 17:15 IST

  Newly-elected Bhopal MP Pragya Singh Thakur on Monday failed to get exemption from appearance in a special court this week in the 2008 Malegaon blast case in which she is an accused.

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  BJP's Muslim leader from Bhopal denies supporting Sadhvi Pragya Thakur

  April 26, 2019 8:36 IST

  The 2008 Malegaon's mosque bomb blast accused, Sadhvi Pragya is on bail. She joined the BJP on April 7. The party has decided to field her from Bhopal for these general elections.

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  EC to issue notice to Pragya Thakur on her remarks against 26/11 attack martyr Hemant Karkare

  April 20, 2019 14:07 IST

  Addressing BJP workers in Bhopal on Thursday night, Thakur had claimed that Karkare died during the attacks as she "cursed" him for torturing her.