Tag: Lt. Col. Purohit

2008 Malegaon blast case: Purohit, Sadhvi and 5 others charged under UAPA

All the accused were present in the court when the judge read out the charges against them. They pleaded not guilty in the case.

October 30, 2018

Malegaon blast case | Lt Col Purohit, 6 others charged with terror conspiracy, murder

Six persons were killed and over a 100 injured when an explosive device strapped on a motorcycle went off near a mosque in Malegaon.

October 30, 2018

2008 Malegaon blast case: Bombay HC declines to stay framing of charges against Purohit

A prior government sanction for Purohit's prosecution was required since he was a serving army officer at the time of his arrest.

October 29, 2018

Lt Col Purohit released from Taloja jail after 9 years

Lt. Col. Shrikant Prasad Purohit was on Wednesday released from the Taloja prison in neighbouring Navi Mumbai after being granted bail by the Supreme Court in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. He was driven out of the prison in a car at around 10.45 am. A team of Military Police and Quick Response Team of...

August 23, 2017

Lt Col Purohit to be attached to Army unit, remain under suspension

Lt Col Shrikant Prasad Purohit, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast who was granted bail by the Supreme Court, will be attached to an Army unit but will remain under suspension from service, informed sources said on Monday. The Supreme Court earlier on Monday granted bail to Purohit, who spent nine years in prison....

August 21, 2017

SC grants bail to chief Malegaon accused Lt. Col. Purohit

The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Lt. Col. Prasad Shrikant Purohit (retired), the main accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast which killed seven people. A bench of Justice R.K. Agrawal and Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre granted conditional bail to Purohit asking him not to tamper with evidence. Purohit had told the apex court...

August 21, 2017