The accused included former BJP MP (2019 to 2024) Pragya Singh Thakur, retired Indian Army Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit, retired Major Ramesh Upadhyay, Ajay Rahirkar, Sudhakar Dwivedi, Sudhakar Chaturvedi, and Sameer Kulkarni.
All the accused were present in the court when the judge read out the charges against them. They pleaded not guilty in the case.
A prior government sanction for Purohit's prosecution was required since he was a serving army officer at the time of his arrest.
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to Maharashtra government and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) with regard to the…
2008 Malegaon blast accused Lieutenant Colonel Shrikant Purohit on Friday approached the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court order…
