‘Despicable and regrettable’: Eight ex-DGPs issue statement condemning Pragya Singh Thakur’s remarks about Hemant Karkare
5 years, 8 months ago

‘Despicable and regrettable’: Eight ex-DGPs issue statement condemning Pragya Singh Thakur’s remarks about Hemant Karkare

Firstpost  

Eight former DGPs issued a joint statement condemning Pragya Singh Thakur’s remarks against Hemant Karkare, who was killed in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack Mumbai: Eight former director generals of police Sunday issued a joint statement condemning BJP Bhopal Lok Sabha candidate and Malegaon blast accused Pragya Singh Thakur’s remarks against former Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad chief Hemant Karkare who was killed in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. The joint statement was issued by retired DGPs Julio Ribeiro, Prakash Singh, P K Hormis Tharakan, Kamal Kumar, Jacob Punnoose, Sanjeev Dayal, Jayanto Choudhury and N Ramachandran. “Despicable and regrettable statement of Pragya Thakur only serves to highlight the need to publicly recognise the supreme sacrifice made by the 35,000 police personnel from all corners of India who since Independence have laid down their lives in the line of duty,” said the officers. Ensuring required facilities for the police station staff and their families would be a real and meaningful tribute to the supreme sacrifices of Hemant Karkare and thousands of other valiant police personnel, the officials said in the statement.

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2008 Malegaon Blast | Special Court Issues Fresh Bailable Warrant Against Pragya Thakur For 'Continuous' Non-Appearance In Court
2 months ago

2008 Malegaon Blast | Special Court Issues Fresh Bailable Warrant Against Pragya Thakur For 'Continuous' Non-Appearance In Court

Live Law  

A special court in Mumbai on Wednesday issued a fresh Bailable Warrant against right-wing extremist Pragya Singh Thakur for not remaining present before the court during the final hearing of the 2008 Malegaon Blast case. Special Judge AK Lahoti noted that the Pragya did not appear before the court on Wednesday as was directed in an earlier order wherein a …

Congress Leader Vijay Wadettiwar Claims Karkare Killed by RSS-Affiliated Cop, Not Kasab
8 months, 1 week ago

Congress Leader Vijay Wadettiwar Claims Karkare Killed by RSS-Affiliated Cop, Not Kasab

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Maharashtra Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar on Sunday sparked a controversy after he alleged that an RSS-affiliated cop and not Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab killed former state anti-terrorism squad chief Hemant Karkare during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. Ujjwal Nikam, who appeared as special public prosecutor, is a traitor who suppressed this fact and BJP has given an election ticket …

[Malegaon Blast Case] Mumbai Court Directs Pragya Thakur To Appear 'Without Fail' From April 20 Onwards To Record Statement In Trial
9 months, 1 week ago

[Malegaon Blast Case] Mumbai Court Directs Pragya Thakur To Appear 'Without Fail' From April 20 Onwards To Record Statement In Trial

Live Law  

A Special NIA Court in Mumbai today ordered BJP MP Pragya Thakur, prime accused in the 2008 Malegaon Blast case, to appear before the court without fail from April 20, 2024, onwards to record her statement in the ongoing trial. In that application, the court had passed an order directing the National Investigation Agency to verify Thakur's health condition in …

‘My previous statements…’: Pragya Thakur after ticket denied from Bhopal
10 months, 1 week ago

‘My previous statements…’: Pragya Thakur after ticket denied from Bhopal

Live Mint  

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Tributes paid to martyrs on 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks anniversary
1 year, 1 month ago

Tributes paid to martyrs on 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks anniversary

The Hindu  

Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on November 26 paid floral tributes to the martyrs who laid down their lives while fighting terrorists who attacked the metropolis on this day 15 years ago. They paid tributes at the martyrs’ memorial in the premises of the Police Commissioner Office in south Mumbai, where state Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, …

BJP MP Pragya Thakur, 3 other accused in Malegaon blast case absent during court trial
4 years, 1 month 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 …

Don't Use Sushant Singh Rajput Death Case As Maharashtra Versus Bihar Issue: Uddhav Thackeray
4 years, 5 months ago

Don't Use Sushant Singh Rajput Death Case As Maharashtra Versus Bihar Issue: Uddhav Thackeray

News 18  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said he deplored attempts to question the efficiency of the Mumbai police in handling the probe into the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Thackeray lashed out at Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis, saying the BJP politician had doubted the credibility of the Mumbai police in handling the case despite being a …

BJP MP Pragya Thakur demands FIR against Congress MLA over threat to burn her
5 years, 1 month ago

BJP MP Pragya Thakur demands FIR against Congress MLA over threat to burn her

India TV News  

BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur reached a police station here on Saturday night, demanding that a case be registered against a Congress MLA who had threatened to "burn" her over her remarks about Nathuram Godse. Thakur was at Kamla Nehru police station here and officials were holding a discussion with her, a senior police official said. Congress MLA from Biaora …

Malegaon blast: SC to hear after 2 weeks plea against bail granted to Sadhvi Pragya
5 years, 1 month ago

Malegaon blast: SC to hear after 2 weeks plea against bail granted to Sadhvi Pragya

India TV News  

The Supreme Court Friday said it would hear after two weeks a plea challenging the Bombay High Court's April 2017 order granting bail to Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, one of the accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. Thakur, now a sitting BJP MP, was granted bail on April 25, 2017 by the high court which said "no prima facie" …

NCP MLC dresses up as Hemant Karkare to flay Sadhvi Pragya Thakur's curse
5 years, 6 months ago

NCP MLC dresses up as Hemant Karkare to flay Sadhvi Pragya Thakur's curse

India TV News  

Maverick Nationalist Congress Party legislator Prakash Gajbhiye on Wednesday turned heads when he came to Maharashtra Legislature dressed up like the former slain top cop, Hemant Karkare. Carrying a placard, he moved around silently to "express regrets" over the recent comments by Bhopal MP, Pragya Singh Thakur, on the late Karkare, who was among the martyrs during the 26/11 Mumbai …

Pragya Singh Thakur skips 2008 Malegaon blast case hearing owing to ill health; court asks BJP MP to appear before it by 7 June
5 years, 7 months ago

Pragya Singh Thakur skips 2008 Malegaon blast case hearing owing to ill health; court asks BJP MP to appear before it by 7 June

Firstpost  

BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur failed to appear before a court in Mumbai Thursday - for the second time this week - in connection with the 2008 Malegaon blast case Bhopal: BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur failed to appear before a court in Mumbai Thursday - for the second time this week - in connection with the 2008 Malegaon blast …

Want to Avenge Insult to Karkare: His Ex-Deputy Taking on Pragya
5 years, 8 months ago

Want to Avenge Insult to Karkare: His Ex-Deputy Taking on Pragya

The Quint  

Deshmukh, who started his career under Karkare and was once the officer’s deputy, said Karkare guided him in all professional matters and always stood by him. “I want to avenge the insult to Hemant Karkare and will start my campaign from April 29 in Bhopal,” the 60-year-old said over phone. During a public meeting, last week, Pragya Thakur said that …

Pragya Singh Thakur's candidature a reply to those who labelled Hindus as terrorists, says Devendra Fadnavis
5 years, 8 months ago

Pragya Singh Thakur's candidature a reply to those who labelled Hindus as terrorists, says Devendra Fadnavis

Firstpost  

Referring to Malegaon blast, Fadnavis said: “During the investigation, NIA found the entire case as fabricated and gave clean chit to her. Pragya’s candidature is a reply to them who termed Hindus as terrorists for their own vote bank politics.” Indore: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said Pragya Singh Thakur’s candidature was a reply to those who labelled …

EC bars Pragya Thakur from campaigning for 72 hours over remarks on Hemant Karkare, Babri Masjid
5 years, 8 months ago

EC bars Pragya Thakur from campaigning for 72 hours over remarks on Hemant Karkare, Babri Masjid

Firstpost  

The Election Commission “strongly condemned” Pragya Thakur’s remarks" and “warned her “not to repeat the misconduct in future”. The poll panel said though Pragya had apologised for her statement against the slain IPS officer, it found the statement to be “unwarranted”. New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday barred BJP candidate from Bhopal Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur from campaigning for …

'Honoured to be associated with martyr': Digvijaya Singh responds to Sumitra Mahajan's charge that Hemant Karkare made arrests on his behalf
5 years, 8 months ago

'Honoured to be associated with martyr': Digvijaya Singh responds to Sumitra Mahajan's charge that Hemant Karkare made arrests on his behalf

Firstpost  

Days after BJP’s Bhopal candidate Pragya Singh Thakur courted controversy for saying she had cursed Hemant Karkare, Sumitra Mahajan shed doubt on the IPS officer’s steadfastness as a cop. Congress veteran and the party’s candidate from Bhopal, Digvijaya Singh, has responded to Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan’s claim that late Maharashtra Anti-Terror Squad chief Hemant Karkare made arrests on his …

If Pragya Singh Thakur had cursed Masood Azhar, there would have been no need for surgical strikes, says Digvijaya Singh
5 years, 8 months ago

If Pragya Singh Thakur had cursed Masood Azhar, there would have been no need for surgical strikes, says Digvijaya Singh

Firstpost  

Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said there would have been no need for surgical strikes if Pragya Singh Thakur had cursed JeM chief Masood Azhar. Bhopal: Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Saturday took a swipe at opponent and BJP candidate Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur stating that there would have been no need of surgical strikes if she had cursed Pakistan-based …

A Hindu can never be a terrorist: Amit Shah defends Sadhvi Pragya
5 years, 8 months ago

A Hindu can never be a terrorist: Amit Shah defends Sadhvi Pragya

India Today  

BJP chief Amit Shah on Tuesday said that the party's Bhopal Lok Sabha candidate Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur was framed in false cases by those who had coined the term "Hindu terror" and indulged in vote bank politics. Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur is in the eye of a storm for her controversial statements that her "curse" led to former Maharashtra …

Cruelty meted out to Pragya Thakur in jail not fair: Baba Ramdev
5 years, 8 months ago

Cruelty meted out to Pragya Thakur in jail not fair: Baba Ramdev

India TV News  

Yoga guru Ramdev has come out in support of the BJP's Bhopal candidate and Malegaon blast case accused Pragya Singh Thakur, saying it was unfair to subject her to cruelty in jail for nine years on the basis of a suspicion. There is nothing wrong in restraining her if she makes an inappropriate statement but the inhuman treatment given to …

FIR against Sadhvi Pragya for Babri Masjid remark
5 years, 8 months ago

FIR against Sadhvi Pragya for Babri Masjid remark

India Today  

Acting on orders of the Election Commission, the police Monday filed an FIR against BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Bhopal Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur for her remark that she was "proud" of her participation in demolition of the Babri Masjid at Ayodhya in 1992, an official said. He also said a comprehensive report on Thakur's statements on the Babri Masjid …

EC notice aside, Sadhvi Pragya targets Hemant Karkare again
5 years, 8 months ago

EC notice aside, Sadhvi Pragya targets Hemant Karkare again

India Today  

Undeterred by the Election Commission's notice for her controversial remarks on slain IPS officer Hemant Karkare, BJP candidate Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur continues her tirade against the 26/11 hero. My sanyasi appearance was reviled," Sadhvi Pragya alleged, referring to her police interrogation in connection with her suspected role in the 2008 Malegaon blast. On Saturday, election authorities sought an explanation …

Pragya Thakur’s remarks against Hemant Karkare despicable: ex-DGPs
5 years, 8 months ago

Pragya Thakur’s remarks against Hemant Karkare despicable: ex-DGPs

The Hindu  

Bhopal Lok Sabha BJP candidate Pragya Thakur’s remarks against police officer Hemant Karkare, who was killed in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, were “despicable and regrettable,” said eight former DGPs in a statement on Sunday. The DGPs said Ms. Thakur’s statement only served to highlight the need to publicly recognise the supreme sacrifice made by the 35,000 police personnel from …

Devendra Fadnavis defends Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur's candidature from Bhopal, but doesn't support her comment on Hemant Karkare
5 years, 8 months ago

Devendra Fadnavis defends Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur's candidature from Bhopal, but doesn't support her comment on Hemant Karkare

Firstpost  

Amid the controversy created by Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur’s statements on Hemant Karkare, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis defended the party’s decision to field Pragya from the crucial Bhopal constituency for the ongoing Lok Sabha election. Amid the controversy created by Malegaon blast-accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur’s statements on slain Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad chief Hemant Karkare, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra …

Election Commission serves show cause notice to Sadhvi Pragya Singh over Hemant Karkare remark
5 years, 8 months ago

Election Commission serves show cause notice to Sadhvi Pragya Singh over Hemant Karkare remark

Firstpost  

Sadhvi Pragya Singh claimed that Karkare died during the attack as she had “cursed” him for torturing her when he probed the blast case as chief of the Anti-Terrorism Squad. Bhopal: The Election Commission Saturday issued a show cause notice to Malegaon blast accused and BJP candidate from Bhopal Pragya Singh Thakur over her remark about Hemant Karkare, the Maharashtra …

Opinion | On Pragya Thakur, some questions for the BJP
5 years, 8 months ago

Opinion | On Pragya Thakur, some questions for the BJP

Hindustan Times  

Terrorism is a serious charge even if you have not been convicted for it. It is not enough for the Bharatiya Janata Party to put out the narrative that the “Sadhvi” was implicated by an overzealous United Progressive Alliance keen on coining the adage of ‘saffron terror.’ The 2008 Malegaon blast case accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur The BJP has …

I take back my words: Sadhvi Pragya apologises, retracts statement on Hemant Karkare
5 years, 8 months ago

I take back my words: Sadhvi Pragya apologises, retracts statement on Hemant Karkare

India TV News  

Bharatiya Janata Party's Lok Sabha candidate Pragya Thakur apologised and withdrew her controversial statement on 26/11 Mumbai terror attack martyr Hemant Karkare on Friday. Pragya Thakur had evoked strong reactions when she said that Hemant Karkare died after she "cursed" him. People took to social media and expressed displeasure about her comments on Hemant Karkare who died fighting terrorist Ajmal …

BJP says Sadhvi Pragya's comment on Hemant Karkare a 'personal view', asserts party always held him to be a 'martyr'
5 years, 8 months ago

BJP says Sadhvi Pragya's comment on Hemant Karkare a 'personal view', asserts party always held him to be a 'martyr'

Firstpost  

‘The BJP believes that Karkare died while bravely fighting terrorists. New Delhi: The BJP on Friday distanced itself from Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur’s controversial comment that IPS officer Hemant Karkare died in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks as she had cursed him, saying it was her personal view which she might have made “due to years of physical and mental …

Pragya Thakur's comment on Karkare her personal view, Karkare a martyr: BJP
5 years, 8 months ago

Pragya Thakur's comment on Karkare her personal view, Karkare a martyr: BJP

India TV News  

The BJP Friday distanced itself from Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur's controversial comment that IPS officer Hemant Karkare died in 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks as she had cursed him, saying it was her personal view which she might have made "due to years of physical and mental torture". "The BJP believes that Karkare died while bravely fighting terrorists. The party, which …

Here is what RVS Mani, bureaucrat of Congress era, has to say about Hemant Karkare and his involvement in ‘Saffron terror’ narrative
5 years, 8 months ago

Here is what RVS Mani, bureaucrat of Congress era, has to say about Hemant Karkare and his involvement in ‘Saffron terror’ narrative

Op India  

Sadhvi Pragya, the sannyasin who was jailed, tortured and hounded by the Congress government in order to concoct a fallacious theory of ‘saffron terror’ has formally joined BJP and is all set to contest from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh against Digvijay Singh, who was one of the foremost proponents of the saffron terror theory. Sadhvi Pragya blamed Hemant Karkare, the officer …

‘Apologise’: Congress to PM Modi over Pragya Thakur’s remark on Hemant Karkare
5 years, 8 months ago

‘Apologise’: Congress to PM Modi over Pragya Thakur’s remark on Hemant Karkare

Hindustan Times  

The Congress Friday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi apologise to the country and take action against the BJP’s Bhopal nominee Pragya Singh Thakur, who claimed that 26/11 martyr Hemant Karkare died because she had cursed him for “torturing” her. The 2008 Malegaon blast case accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur leaving the special NIA court after she was charged for …

‘Take back my statement, apologise’: Sadhvi Pragya on Hemant Karkare remark
5 years, 8 months ago

‘Take back my statement, apologise’: Sadhvi Pragya on Hemant Karkare remark

Hindustan Times  

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, the 2008 Malegaon blasts accused named as the BJP candidate from Bhopal, On Friday took back her statement on Hemant Karkare, the police officer who died fighting terrorists during the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur had created a furore with her remarks on former ATS chief Hemant Karkare who had died in the 26/11 …

Karkare died because of my curse, says Sadhvi Pragya
5 years, 8 months ago

Karkare died because of my curse, says Sadhvi Pragya

The Quint  

Bhopal/New Delhi, April 19 BJP's Bhopal Lok Sabha candidate and 2008 Malegaon bomb blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur on Friday sparked off a controversy by saying that Mumbai ATS chief Hemant Karkare, who lost his life in the 26/11 attack, had died to "her curse". The statement by Thakur, who had joined the BJP on Wednesday and was hours …

Karkare died because of my curse, says Sadhvi Pragya
5 years, 8 months ago

Karkare died because of my curse, says Sadhvi Pragya

The Quint  

Bhopal/New Delhi, April 19 BJP's Bhopal Lok Sabha candidate and 2008 Malegaon bomb blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur on Friday sparked off a controversy by saying that Mumbai ATS chief Hemant Karkare, who lost his life in the 26/11 attack, had died to "her curse". The statement by Thakur, who had joined the BJP on Wednesday and was hours …

Hemant Karkare died because of my curse: Pragya Singh Thakur
5 years, 8 months ago

Hemant Karkare died because of my curse: Pragya Singh Thakur

The Hindu  

Malegaon blast accused and Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency's BJP candidate Pragya Singh Thakur on Friday said former Anti-Terrorist Squad chief Hemant Karkare died in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks as she had cursed him for treating her “very badly” while she was in custody in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. The IPS Association tweeted in response to her comment, “Ashok …

Hemant Karkare died due to 'karma': BJP's Sadhvi Pragya says late cop was cursed by sannyasis because of his actions
5 years, 8 months ago

Hemant Karkare died due to 'karma': BJP's Sadhvi Pragya says late cop was cursed by sannyasis because of his actions

Firstpost  

Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Bhopal for Lok Sabha Election 2019 Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur said that Hemant Karkare, Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad chief who died during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, got what he deserved. While in Bhopal, Pragya alleged that Karkare had apparently said that he does not need evidence against the BJP candidate to prove her crime in …

Sadhvi Pragya Thakur Mocks 26/11 Hero Hemant Karkare, Says He Died Because She Cursed Him
5 years, 8 months ago

Sadhvi Pragya Thakur Mocks 26/11 Hero Hemant Karkare, Says He Died Because She Cursed Him

News 18  

Bhopal: Malegaon Blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, the BJP candidate from Bhopal, has kicked off her poll campaign with a shocking statement, claiming that former chief of Mumbai’s Anti-Terrorist Squad, Hemant Karkare, who had died in action during the 26/11 terror attacks, lost his life because she had “cursed him". Addressing party workers in Bhopal, Thakur broke down while narrating …

Jammu and Kashmir: Senior police officer, army jawan martyred; 3 Jaish terrorists killed in Kulgam encounter
5 years, 10 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir: Senior police officer, army jawan martyred; 3 Jaish terrorists killed in Kulgam encounter

India TV News  

A senior police officer, an army jawan and three Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists were killed in an encounter in Kulgam district of south Kashmir on Sunday According to officials, the encounter took place in the Turigam area of Kulgam after the police got an intelligence input about the presence of a group of terrorists in the area. An army major and two …

SC Rejects Plea To Probe Conspiracy Angle Into ATS Chief Hemant Karkare’s Death [Read Petition]
6 years, 6 months ago

SC Rejects Plea To Probe Conspiracy Angle Into ATS Chief Hemant Karkare’s Death [Read Petition]

Live Law  

A Supreme Court bench of Justice AK Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan has dismissed a petition for an investigation into the death of former Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad chief Hemant Karkare, who was killed by Pakistani terrorists during the 2008 Mumbai attacks.“We can’t reopen this case now. A Supreme Court bench of Justice AK Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan has dismissed …

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