2008 Malegaon Blast Trial: Accused Lt Col Purohit Alleges Torture by ATS
7 months, 2 weeks ago

2008 Malegaon Blast Trial: Accused Lt Col Purohit Alleges Torture by ATS

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Lt Col Prasad Purohit, an accused in the September 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case, in his final statement submitted to the trial court here has alleged that he was tortured by senior officials of the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad including its then chief Hemant Karkare during the investigation. Purohit in a 23-page statement submitted to the special court for National Investigation Agency cases claimed that Karkare, then ATS joint commissioner Param Bir Singh and others tortured him and insisted that he also name senior right-wing leaders in the crime besides confessing to his own involvement. He was detained by the ATS in October 2008 and taken to Khandala where he was questioned by Karkare, Param Bir Singh and other ATS officials, Purohit’s statement claimed. Purohit and six others including BJP MP Pragya Thakur are facing trial in the case under various sections of Indian Penal Code, Unlawful Activities Act, Explosive Substances Act, Indian Arms Act and Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act.

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2008 Malegaon blast case: Special NIA court starts final hearing
4 months, 4 weeks ago

2008 Malegaon blast case: Special NIA court starts final hearing

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A special National Investigating Agency court on Thursday commenced the final hearing in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, in which former BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and former army officers Ramesh Upadhyay and Prasad Shrikant Purohit are among the prime accused. The Anti-Terrorism Squad, which took over the investigation in October 2008, suspected the role of Hindu extremists …

2008 Malegaon bomb blast case: NIA court pulls up Purohit
6 months, 1 week ago

2008 Malegaon bomb blast case: NIA court pulls up Purohit

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: In a recent development of the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case, a special NIA court reprimanded accused Prasad Purohit for attempting to reexamine a witness already presented by the prosecution. Despite his request to examine nine witnesses, Special Judge AK Lahoti granted permission for only five, with Purohit bearing the expenses. Purohit’s counsel aimed to establish the legality of …

Lt Colonel Purohit claims he was tortured to name Yogi Adityanath & RSS, VHP leaders
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Lt Colonel Purohit claims he was tortured to name Yogi Adityanath & RSS, VHP leaders

India Today  

Lt Colonel Prasad Purohit, an accused in the Malegaon 2008 blast trial, has revealed that he was tortured and his right knee broken by officers of the Anti-Terrorist Squad who were illegally interrogating him and forcing him to name senior right-wing leaders of RSS and VHP, Yogi Adityanath, the then BJP Member of Parliament from Uttar Pradesh. Purohit claimed that …

Malegaon Blast: NIA Court Begins Recording Statements Of MP Pragya Thakur, Six Other Accused
1 year, 2 months ago

Malegaon Blast: NIA Court Begins Recording Statements Of MP Pragya Thakur, Six Other Accused

Live Law  

The Special NIA court on Tuesday began recording statements of BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and other accused in the 2008 Malegaon Blast Case under Section 313 of the CrPC. Thakur and six others are accused under various sections of the Unlawful Activities Act and IPC regarding the 2008 Malegaon Blast which resulted in six deaths and left over a …

Malegaon blast case: BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur appears before NIA court
1 year, 2 months ago

Malegaon blast case: BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur appears before NIA court

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Bharatiya Janata Party MP Pragya Singh Thakur, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, appeared before a special National Investigation Agency court on Monday. Thakur, one of the seven accused in the case, arrived around 2pm, nearly two hours after the other accused in the case appeared before the court. New Delhi, India - July 9, 2019: BJP …

Malegaon bomb blast case: NIA court says it will pass orders on prosecuting ATS officer at the time of final verdict
1 year, 4 months ago

Malegaon bomb blast case: NIA court says it will pass orders on prosecuting ATS officer at the time of final verdict

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A special NIA court on Wednesday disposed of a plea filed by some of the accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case seeking to initiate prosecution against a former Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad officer for allegedly planting evidence. It is not the allegations of ATS or NIA that the said officer was also involved in the alleged meeting and …

Malegaon blast: NIA court issues bailable warrant against ATS officer
1 year, 8 months ago

Malegaon blast: NIA court issues bailable warrant against ATS officer

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The special NIA court on Monday issued a bailable warrant against an officer of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad for his failure to appear before the court to testify in the September 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case even after repeated summons. HT Image The ATS officer was summoned to appear before the special court on Monday, but did not turn up, …

2008 Malegaon blast case: Another witness turns hostile, 30 so far
1 year, 9 months ago

2008 Malegaon blast case: Another witness turns hostile, 30 so far

India Today  

A real estate agent on Thursday became the 30th witness to turn hostile in the 2008 Malegaon blast case in which Bharatiya Janata Party MP Pragya Thakur is among the accused. The witness had been recruited as a secret informer by Lt Colonel Prasad Purohit, one of the accused in the case. As per the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad, which initially …

HC rejects discharge plea of Lt Col Purohit in Malegaon bomb blasts
1 year, 11 months ago

HC rejects discharge plea of Lt Col Purohit in Malegaon bomb blasts

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Monday dismissed the plea filed by Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Shrikant Purohit seeking discharge from the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case. The division bench of Justice Ajey Gadkari and Justice Prakash Deu Naik had reserved its verdict in Purohit’s 2018 appeal challenging the December 2017 order of the special NIA court rejecting his discharge plea. …

Why did Lt Col Purohit not avert Malegaon blast if he had infiltrated it on duty? Asks Bombay HC
1 year, 11 months ago

Why did Lt Col Purohit not avert Malegaon blast if he had infiltrated it on duty? Asks Bombay HC

India Today  

While rejecting a plea for discharge in the Malegaon blast case filed by Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit, the Bombay High Court wondered why he had not taken steps to avert the blast. The bench of Justices AS Gadkari and PD Naik said, "If the contention of Purohit that, he was directed to perform official duty to gather information regarding ‘Abhinav …

Malegaon 2008 blast victim writes to NIA seeking stay on launch of book on Lt Col Prasad Purohit
2 years ago

Malegaon 2008 blast victim writes to NIA seeking stay on launch of book on Lt Col Prasad Purohit

India Today  

A lawyer representing a victim of the 2008 Malegaon blast case has written to the National Investigation Agency seeking that the agency take steps against the launch of a book on Lt Col Prasad Purohit. READ | Bombay HC reserves decision on plea by Malegaon blast accused against Centre's sanction to prosecute him Advocate Shahid Nadeem, representing a victim, stated …

2008 Malegaon blast: One more witness turns hostile
2 years, 4 months ago

2008 Malegaon blast: One more witness turns hostile

Hindustan Times  

The special court hearing the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case declared one more witness hostile on Tuesday. One of the accused Sudhakar Chaturvedi had stayed in the witness’ house in Lucknow between March 2006 and June 2007. On September 29, 2008, a powerful bomb exploded outside a religious shrine in which six persons were killed and about 100 others were …

Malegaon blast case: SC asks Bombay HC to decide on Lt Col Purohit’s plea
2 years, 4 months ago

Malegaon blast case: SC asks Bombay HC to decide on Lt Col Purohit’s plea

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Bombay high court to decide expeditiously a plea by Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, challenging the Centre’s sanction to prosecute him. Lt Col Purohit had approached the top court in May this year complaining about the delay in deciding on his plea by the Bombay high …

Malegaon blast case: Witness turns hostile, says 'cops tortured me and my family'
2 years, 4 months ago

Malegaon blast case: Witness turns hostile, says 'cops tortured me and my family'

India Today  

Another witness in the 2008 Malegaon blast case turned hostile and claimed that he never made a statement to the Anti-Terrorism Squad, while in court on Monday. The witness, a person known to accused Lt Col Prasad Purohit deposed before the special NIA court in Mumbai and claimed that he was picked up by the ATS of Maharashtra Police. READ …

Malegaon 2008 bomb blast: Another prosecution witness turns hostile
2 years, 4 months ago

Malegaon 2008 bomb blast: Another prosecution witness turns hostile

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: One more prosecution witness in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case turned hostile on Monday. The witness, a family friend of the prime accused Lt. Col. Prasad Purohit and a founding member of Abhinav Bharat organisation, in his testimony before the special court, claimed that he was detained by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad officials for over a month and …

Bombay High Court Seeks Status Report On 2008 Malegaon Blast Case From Trial Court, NIA
2 years, 5 months ago

Bombay High Court Seeks Status Report On 2008 Malegaon Blast Case From Trial Court, NIA

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has directed the Special NIA court to submit a status report on the Malegaon 2008 blast trial against BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit and five others. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and V G Bisht also directed the National Investigation Agency to file an affidavit within two weeks …

2008 Malegaon bomb blast case: One more witness turns hostile
2 years, 5 months ago

2008 Malegaon bomb blast case: One more witness turns hostile

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: One more prosecution witness turned hostile in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case on Wednesday, taking the tally of hostile prosecution witnesses to 21. According to them, the 252nd witness had allegedly sold a pistol to Lt Col Prasad Purohit, but on Wednesday, when he was examined by the prosecution, he failed to identify Purohit and the pistol. The …

2008 Malegaon blast case: Victims write to NIA seeking action against hostile witness
2 years, 5 months ago

2008 Malegaon blast case: Victims write to NIA seeking action against hostile witness

India Today  

The Malegaon blast case victims have written to the National Investigating Agency seeking action against a witness in the case, who turned hostile. Nadeem said Prosecution Witness 208, who had taken voluntary retirement from the Army in March 2008, was the commanding officer of Lt Col Prasad Purohit, an accused in the Malegaon 2008 blast case facing trial. Under these …

2008 Malegaon blast victim writes to Bombay HC chief justice against transfer of special judge
2 years, 8 months ago

2008 Malegaon blast victim writes to Bombay HC chief justice against transfer of special judge

India Today  

A victim of the Malegaon 2008 blast case has written to the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court against the transfer of special judge Prashant Sitre, who had been conducting the trials in the case since the last few years. Judge Sitre was appointed as a special judge in the Malegaon blast case in August 2020. The letter to the …

Malegaon blast case: Bombay HC rejects Lt Col Purohit's appeal seeking a stay on the trial
2 years, 8 months ago

Malegaon blast case: Bombay HC rejects Lt Col Purohit's appeal seeking a stay on the trial

India Today  

The Bombay High Court has refused to grant any interim stay on the ongoing trial in the 2008 Malegaon blast case while hearing a petition filed by Lt Col Prasad Purohit, an accused in the case. This is not the first time that Purohit has been seeking a stay on the trial before the Bombay High Court. In the 2008 …

Malegaon blast case: Witness retracts statement, refuses to identify accused
2 years, 8 months ago

Malegaon blast case: Witness retracts statement, refuses to identify accused

Op India  

On Wednesday, another witness, a retired military officer in the 2008 Malegaon blast case refused to recognize one of the suspects in a special court and claimed that he had never stated it to the Mumbai ATS about the case. MALEGAON BLAST CASE ATS CHIEF SPEAKS TO TIMES NETWORK#Maharashtra ATS chief Vineet Agarwal speaks to Times Network’s @radhika1705 on witnesses …

Malegaon blast case: Witness retracts statement, declines to identify accused
2 years, 8 months ago

Malegaon blast case: Witness retracts statement, declines to identify accused

India Today  

Another witness in the 2008 Malegaon blast case on Wednesday, March 30, retracted his previously issued statement. The army personnel in his statement to ATS had said that Malegaon blast accused Sudhakar Chaturvedi used to visit the army office in Nashik quite often. He is the 20th witness in the 2008 Malegaon blast case trial who has been declared hostile …

2008 Malegaon blast: 2 ATS officers attend trial, leave after accused Pragya Thakur objects
2 years, 10 months ago

2008 Malegaon blast: 2 ATS officers attend trial, leave after accused Pragya Thakur objects

India Today  

As 16 witnesses turned hostile in the 2008 Malegaon blast trial, a worried Maharashtra government had asked Anti-Terrorism Squad officers to attend the court where the trial is being held. However, the moment two ATS officers entered the court, advocates representing accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, BJP Member of Parliament from Bhopal, objected to their presence. ATS officers Mohan Kulkarni …

2008 Malegaon Blast Case: Accused Lt Col Prasad Purohit Seeks Ban On Media From Reporting Proceedings
2 years, 11 months ago

2008 Malegaon Blast Case: Accused Lt Col Prasad Purohit Seeks Ban On Media From Reporting Proceedings

Live Law  

Lt Colonel Prasad Purohit, a prime accused in the Malegaon 2008 Blast case has sought in-camera hearings in the ongoing trial against him and others including BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur. Purohit, Thakur and five others are facing charges under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act and IPC in the case. In his present application seeking a media ban, Purohit has …

Malegaon blast accused Purohit seeks in camera trial
2 years, 11 months ago

Malegaon blast accused Purohit seeks in camera trial

India Today  

Malegaon 2008 blast accused Lt Colonel Prasad Purohit has filed an application in the special NIA court, asking for the trial to be made "in-camera". Purohit referred to the 2019 order passed by the court which "clearly specified the terms of references and restrictions imposed on the media while carrying any reporting about this particular case." In 2019, the NIA …

Second of 188 witnesses in 2008 Malegaon blast case turns hostile
3 years, 3 months ago

Second of 188 witnesses in 2008 Malegaon blast case turns hostile

India Today  

The special court dealing with National Investigation Agency cases declared a key witness in the 2008 Malegaon blast case as hostile on Saturday. The key witness, whose statements were recorded earlier by the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad, answered "I don't know" to most questions put across to him by the prosecution. The witness had told the ATS that, in 2008, …

2008 Malegaon Blast Case : Lt Col Purohit Seeks Fresh Adjudication Of Discharge Plea Based On New Materials
3 years, 5 months ago

2008 Malegaon Blast Case : Lt Col Purohit Seeks Fresh Adjudication Of Discharge Plea Based On New Materials

Live Law  

Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, has sought directions from the Bombay High Court for the trial court to re-adjudicate his discharge application on the point of absence of sanction under section 197 of the CrPC. Purohit claims that he attended conspiracy meetings before the 2008 Malegaon blast while "discharging his duties" as an …

Malegaon Blasts : Purohit Produces Additional Documents To Claim He Was Discharging Official Functions
3 years, 8 months ago

Malegaon Blasts : Purohit Produces Additional Documents To Claim He Was Discharging Official Functions

Live Law  

Thirteen years after Lt. Colonel Prasad Purohit was arrested in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, involving right-wing extremists, the officer relied on fresh documents allegedly from the Army before the Bombay High Court to substantiate a decade old claim that his acts were in discharge of his official duty.Purohit's claim is that he attended conspiracy meetings before the 2008 Malegaon. …

Malegaon blast case: Bombay HC asks Purohit about conspiracy meet, steps taken to prevent blast
3 years, 10 months ago

Malegaon blast case: Bombay HC asks Purohit about conspiracy meet, steps taken to prevent blast

India Today  

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday asked Lt Col Prasad Purohit, one of the accused in 2008 Malegaon blast case, on what steps he had taken to prevent the blast since he claimed that he had attended the so called 'conspiracy meetings' with other accused as a part of his intelligence duty. The bench then asked Shivade about any reference …

Bombay HC asks Malegaon blast accused to prove military asked him to attend conspiracy meeting
3 years, 10 months ago

Bombay HC asks Malegaon blast accused to prove military asked him to attend conspiracy meeting

India Today  

2008 Malegaon blast accused Lt Col Prasad Purohit who is seeking quashing of the case against him told the Bombay High Court that the fact that he attended the alleged 'conspiracy' meeting for the blast was in line with his job as an intelligence officer. Advocate Shrikant Shivade, appearing for Purohit said, "The question is whether he attended a meeting …

Malegaon Blasts Case : Mukul Rohatgi Refuses To Appear For Lt Colonel Purohit After Objections By Relatives Of Victims
3 years, 11 months ago

Malegaon Blasts Case : Mukul Rohatgi Refuses To Appear For Lt Colonel Purohit After Objections By Relatives Of Victims

Live Law  

Following the objection raised by the relatives of victims in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case, Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi did not appear for accused Lt Colonel Prasad Purohit before the Bombay High Court on Wednesday.The relatives of the six deceased in the bomb blasts case sent an email to Rohatgi pointing out that he had earlier appeared for the National …

BJP MP Pragya Thakur, 3 other accused in Malegaon blast case absent during court trial
4 years ago

BJP MP Pragya Thakur, 3 other accused in Malegaon blast case absent during court trial

India Today  

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and 3 other accused in the Malegaon 2008 blast case did not appear before court even after an order was issued that all accused have to be present. Other accused, including Bhopal MP and Malegaon 2008 blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, Retired Major Ramesh Upadhyay and others did not come to the court. Meanwhile, during …

Bombay HC Allows 2008 Malegaon Blast Victim To Intervene In Lt. Col. Prasad Purohit's Plea Challenging Prosecution Without Obtaining Prior Sanction
4 years ago

Bombay HC Allows 2008 Malegaon Blast Victim To Intervene In Lt. Col. Prasad Purohit's Plea Challenging Prosecution Without Obtaining Prior Sanction

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Friday allowed an intervention application filed by Nisar Ahmed Haji Sayed Bilal, a victim of the 2008 Malegaon blast who also lost his son in the blast, in the writ petition filed by accused Lt. Col. Prasad Purohit challenging the sanction granted to prosecute him as an accused in the case. Previously, arguing on behalf …

2008 Malegaon Blast Case Hearing To Resume On Day To Day Basis From December :NIA Informs Bombay HC
4 years ago

2008 Malegaon Blast Case Hearing To Resume On Day To Day Basis From December :NIA Informs Bombay HC

Live Law  

The National Investigation Agency informed the Bombay High Court on Wednesday that the Special NIA Court will resume hearing in the 2008 Malegaon Blast Trial on a day-to-day basis in December and the next date of hearing before the trial court is November 26, i.e. "Yes, your lordship, I have been allowed to intervene before the trial court as well …

[2008 Malegaon Blast] "He Was Simply Discharging His Duty": Sr Adv Mukul Rohatgi Argues Lt Col Prasad Purohit's Petition
4 years, 3 months ago

[2008 Malegaon Blast] "He Was Simply Discharging His Duty": Sr Adv Mukul Rohatgi Argues Lt Col Prasad Purohit's Petition

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Friday heard a fresh writ petition filed by 2008 Malegaon blast accused Lt Colonel Prasad Purohit under Section 197 of CrPC challenging the sanction granted to to prosecute him in the case where a bomb explosion at Bhiku Chowk in Malegaon, Maharashtra killed six people and injured over a hundred. Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi appeared …

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