NIA on Saturday made its first arrest in connection with Maharashtra's 2006 Malegaon bombing after the role of right-wing groups came to the fore with the nabbing of Swami Aseemanand in 2011. ...
06:03 PM, Dec 29, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to grant interim bail to Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Shrikant Purohit and other accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. Lt Col Purohit, a Military Intelligence officer had claimed that he had "infiltrated" Hindu radical outfit Abhinav Bharat, did his job properly and also kept his bosses in the loop about the group's activities. The Military Intelligence officer is facing two...
11:34 AM, Oct 04, 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: 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
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday did not oppose bail petitions of nine accused who were arrested in the 2006 Malegaon blast case. Nine accused had applied for the bail in October. NIA has told Mumbai court that it would not oppose the bail applications of the accused. The bail applications were filed in the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court, which is hearing the...
01:12 PM, Nov 05, 2011
Mumbai: In a fresh development in the 2006 Malegaon blast probe, a special court on Thursday granted permission to CBI for reinvestigating the case in wake of "confession" statements made by Swami Aseemanand linking Hindu groups to terror acts. CBI has moved the application before a MCOCA court here after the statement made by Swami Aseemanand under section 164 Criminal Procedure Code before a magistrate in which he claimed that...
05:48 PM, Jan 13, 2011
Malegaon: After Swami Aseemanand's confession, there was clamour in Malegaon for the release of the nine local youth arrested in the 2006 Malegaon blast case. The family members of the youth say even if they are released, the scars of being targetted as the accused for years can never be erased. Noorul Huda is one of the accused in Malegaon blast case and was arrested from Malegaon in the 2006....
02:21 PM, Jan 13, 2011
