Malegaon blast: NIA court starts recording statements of BJP MP Pragya Thakur, six others
Hindustan TimesMumbai: The special NIA court on Tuesday began recording the statements of BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and six others, who are facing trial in the September 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case, seeking their explanation on the evidence produced by the prosecution against them. During the hearing, Thakur, who was asked to sit in the witness box, was seen uncomfortable when the court asked her about the injuries sustained by the victims of the blast and the survivors. The court had to pause the hearing for a while for Thakur to take a break On Tuesday, the accused were asked questions related to people who died in the blast and also about the nature of injuries sustained by the survivors based on the testimonies of the doctors who treated the injured persons and who conducted autopsies on the victims. The court would continue recording statements of the accused under section 313 of the Criminal Procedure Code every day till it finishes all the questions to be asked to the accused persons, seeking their explanation on the incriminating evidence adduced by the prosecution against them.