The National Investigation Agency on Friday May 13,2016 dropped the names of Sadhvi
Pragnya Singh Thakur and four others as 'accused' in the September 2008
Malegaon blasts case, in its charge sheet filed before a Special Court
here.
Stringent charges under MCOCA have been dropped against all accused, citing insufficient evidence.
Apart from Sadhvi Pragya, 4 more accused -
Another accused Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit has been charged under the anti-terror law UAPA and other provisions of IPC.
The dropping of charges against Pragya sets the stage for her early release from jail.
Last month, the NIA said the investigation failed to find substantial evidence that establishes Pragya's involvement in the blast.
Note
NIA had listed 14 people, including Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit, as an accused in the blasts in Malegaon town in Nashik district on September 29, 2008.
Seven people were killed when two bombs planted on a motorcycle exploded.
The probe was initially conducted by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad and later handed over to the NIA.
Besides Purohit, Pragya Singh Thakur, Shivnarayan Kalsangra, Shyam Sahu, Ramesh Upadhya, Sameer Kulkarni, Ajay, Rakesh Dhawade, Jagdish Mhatre, Sudhakar Dwivedi, Sudhakar Chaturvedi and Pravin Takalki were arrested for the blast.
Stringent charges under MCOCA have been dropped against all accused, citing insufficient evidence.
Apart from Sadhvi Pragya, 4 more accused -
- Lokesh Sharma
- Shiv Narayan Kalsangra
- Shyam Bhavarlal Sahu and
- Praveen Takkalki
Another accused Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit has been charged under the anti-terror law UAPA and other provisions of IPC.
The dropping of charges against Pragya sets the stage for her early release from jail.
Last month, the NIA said the investigation failed to find substantial evidence that establishes Pragya's involvement in the blast.
Note
NIA had listed 14 people, including Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit, as an accused in the blasts in Malegaon town in Nashik district on September 29, 2008.
Seven people were killed when two bombs planted on a motorcycle exploded.
The probe was initially conducted by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad and later handed over to the NIA.
Besides Purohit, Pragya Singh Thakur, Shivnarayan Kalsangra, Shyam Sahu, Ramesh Upadhya, Sameer Kulkarni, Ajay, Rakesh Dhawade, Jagdish Mhatre, Sudhakar Dwivedi, Sudhakar Chaturvedi and Pravin Takalki were arrested for the blast.
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