2008 Malegaon blast case: Victims move Bombay high court against acquittal of Pragya Thakur, Purohit and others | India News

NEW DELHI: Six relations of these killed within the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast have approached the Bombay high court, difficult the particular NIA court’s resolution to acquit seven accused, together with BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit, reported PTI.The enchantment, filed on Monday by Nisar Ahmed Sayyed Bilal and 5 others by means of advocate Mateen Shaikh, has sought that the high court quash the July 31 judgment of the particular court.On September 29, 2008, an explosive strapped to a bike detonated close to a mosque in Malegaon, about 200 km from Mumbai, leaving six useless and 101 injured. Investigators alleged the assault was carried out by right-wing extremists to focus on the Muslim group within the communally delicate city.While acquitting all seven accused, particular choose A Ok Lahoti noticed that “mere suspicion cannot replace real proof” and held that the prosecution had failed to provide cogent and dependable proof to determine guilt past cheap doubt. The court additionally famous a number of loopholes within the investigation and prolonged the profit of doubt to the accused.The petitioners have argued that the judgment is “bad in law” and have to be put aside. Besides Thakur and Purohit, the acquitted included Major (retd) Ramesh Upadhyay, Ajay Rahirkar, Sudhakar Dwivedi, Sudhakar Chaturvedi and Sameer Kulkarni.The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which took over the probe in 2011, had opposed the discharge of the accused however later gave a clear chit to some of them, together with Thakur, citing lack of prosecutable proof. In April this 12 months, the particular NIA court acquitted all seven accused whereas convicting just one, Pravin Takalki, beneath the Arms Act.The Malegaon blast, which happened close to a mosque throughout the holy month of Ramzan, was one of the primary terror instances during which investigators initially linked the involvement of Hindu extremist teams, sparking widespread political and social debate on the time.