Six folks have been killed and greater than 100 injured when an explosive machine strapped to a motorbike went off close to a mosque within the Malegaon city, situated about 200 km from Mumbai, on September 29, 2008.
A particular courtroom in Mumbai on Thursday acquitted all seven accused, together with former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit, within the September 2008 Malegaon blast case through which six individuals have been killed and 101 others injured. Reacting to the event, the Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) launched a scathing assault on Congress, accusing it of doing vote financial institution politics within the Malegaon case. Addressing a press convention, senior BJP chief Ravi Shankar Prasad mentioned that the Congress’ narrative of “Hindu terror” has utterly collapsed. He termed the case a “conspiracy for vote financial institution politics” and hailed the courtroom’s choice as a victory of reality.
Prasad identified that there was no concrete proof towards any of the accused. He particularly talked about BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur, who was accused of her motorbike getting used within the blast, and Colonel Prasad Purohit, who had served in counter-terrorism operations in Kashmir.
Highlighting the alleged mistreatment of the accused, Prasad mentioned, “Pragya was tortured so badly that she might barely stroll afterwards.” The senior BJP chief additionally accused the Congress of utilizing the case to malign a group and divide the nation for political achieve.