New Delhi: In a possible breakthrough in the Samjhauta Express blast investigation, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday claimed to have arrested the man who allegedly placed the bomb on the India-Pakistan train in February 2007. The suspect has been identified as Kamal Chouhan, who is a resident of Indore. NIA sources say he is now being interrogated. He is likely to be produced at the Patiala House Court...
07:12 AM, Feb 13, 2012
Mumbai: In a relief for sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, prime accused in the September 2008 Malegaon blast case, the Bombay High Court on Thursday allowed her to travel in second class AC compartment to Bhopal for appearance in another trial there. The division bench of justices VM Kanade and PD Kode passed the order on the petition filed by Thakur praying that the authorities be directed to arrange travel by...
08:51 PM, Feb 09, 2012
New Delhi: A Mumbai sessions court will resume its hearing of Sadhvi Pragya Thakur's bail plea on Saturday. Thakur is the prime accused in the 2006 Malegaon bomb blast case. Thakur who has been denied bail thrice claims she's been falsely implicated in the matter. Sadhvi Pragya has sought bail on the grounds that no 'specific role' in the blast has been attributed to her. In her plea, she also...
06:47 AM, Feb 04, 2012
Mumbai: Mother of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, prime accused in the September 2008 Malegaon blast case, said on Tuesday that her daughter had been "falsely implicated" and was "innocent". "My daughter cannot even kill a worm and this is not what is taught to her. She cannot not commit any such act," Sarla Devi, who came to meet her daughter at the women's jail in Byculla in Mumbai, told reporters....
05:36 PM, Jan 24, 2012
New Delhi: A Special Judge of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court is scheduled to hear Sadhvi Pragya Thakur's bail application on Saturday. Thakur who has been denied bail thrice claims she's been falsely implicated in the matter. She is the main accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast that killed 6 people and injured 100 others. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will is opposing her petition. ...
07:53 AM, Jan 21, 2012
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has opposed the bail plea of Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, saying she has a direct role in the 2008 Malegaon Blasts. Her motorcycle was allegedly used to plant the bomb. The agency also says there is strong incriminating evidence against her. The case will now be heard on January 21. Sadhvi Pragya is the main accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast that killed 6...
03:16 PM, Jan 07, 2012
New Delhi: A Special Judge of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court is scheduled to hear Sadhvi Pragya Thakur's bail application on Thursday. She is the main accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast that killed 6 people and injured 100 others. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will file its response to her bail application on the next date. In October early this year the Supreme Court had...
08:58 AM, Dec 29, 2011
New Delhi: The special MCOCA court is expected to hear Sadhvi Pragya Thakur's bail application on Monday. Sadhvi Pragya Thakur is one of the main accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. In October, the Supreme OCurt had rejected her bail application. The NIA is likely to reply on the application. ...
08:30 AM, Dec 05, 2011
Sadhvi Pragya claims there are no specific charges against her and no incriminating evidence has been recovered. ...
08:30 PM, Nov 18, 2011
Mumbai: Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, prime accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, moved the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court with a fresh bail plea on Friday. Sadhvi Pragya has sought bail on the grounds that no 'specific role' in the blast has been attributed to her. In her plea, she also says that no incriminating evidence has been recovered from her. She added that continued interrogation by...
03:26 PM, Nov 18, 2011
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the bail plea of Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, who is facing charges for her alleged involvement in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. Pleading with the court on her behalf, senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani claimed that she had been subjected to harassment, physical torture and verbal abuse by the anti-terrorist squad. Thakur has been in custody of the ATS since October 2008, and is...
11:10 AM, Sep 23, 2011
Dewas (MP): RSS activist Sunil Joshi was eliminated by fellow Hindu hardliners including Malegaon blast accused sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur for his "high-handedness and the fear" that his arrest would unmask right-wing plotters of explosions in several parts of the country. This has been stated in the 432-page charge sheet filed by the police before Judicial Magistrate Padmesh Shah here on Monday which says the sadhvi was peeved with Joshi...
06:07 PM, Mar 01, 2011
Mumbai: Praveen Mutalik, an absconding accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case, has been arrested from Karnataka by Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS). Mutalik, one of the three accused still evading arrest in the case, was picked up on Monday night, ATS sources said on Tuesday. He was produced before a special MCOCA court which remanded him to police custody till February 14, sources said, adding two others - Ramji...
06:07 PM, Feb 01, 2011
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday sought replies from the Union government and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on a petition filed by Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur's brother Ananth Brahmachari accusing the agency of torturing and illegally detaining him. Issuing notices to the NIA and the Union government, Justice Shiv Narayan Dhingra sought their replies by April 6. Pulling up the investigating officer (IO) for...
12:53 PM, Jan 17, 2011
Ex-RSS pracharak Sunil Joshi, who is believed to be the mastermind behind the blast was murdered in 2007. ...
09:37 PM, Jul 15, 2010
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