‘Bhagwa, Sanatana aur Rashtra ki vijay’: Ex-BJP MP Pragya Thakur hails court verdict on Malegaon blast case; accuses Congress of conspiracy | India News

NEW DELHI: Ex-BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur on Saturday said her acquittal by the NIA court in the 2008 Malegaon blast case is a victory of ‘Bhagwa, Sanatana and Rashtra’ and accused Congress of making this lawsuit against her and six other people.“‘Bhagawa, Sanatana aur Rashtra ki vijay hui hai’… I had to face a lot of difficulties, but I will keep doing everything possible for the country in future… The entire case was falsely made by Congress. This case was baseless… Congress always uses respectful words for terrorists. Congress party cannot become a nation-loving party…” Thakur said while talking with ANI. The NIA special court in Mumbai delivered its verdict on Thursday, acquitting all seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case. The court concluded that the prosecution failed to establish the case beyond a reasonable doubt, leading to the acquittal of the accused, including Pragya Singh Thakur, Major (retired) Ramesh Upadhyay, Sudhakar Chaturvedi, Ajay Rahirkar, Sudhankar Dhar Dwivedi (Shankaracharya), and Sameer Kulkarni.The court also ordered Maharashtra government to provide compensation to the victims’ families, awarding Rs 2 lakh to the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to those injured in the blasts.The court found no evidence of explosives being stored or assembled at the residence of Prasad Purohit, another accused in the case.“No sketch of spot was done by the investigation officer while doing panchnama. No finger print , dump data or anything else was collected for the spot. The samples were contaminated so reports can’t be conclusive and relied upon,” the court said.The case dates back to September 29, 2008, when an explosive device strapped to a motorcycle detonated near a mosque in Malegaon City’s Bhikku Chowk, resulting in the deaths of six people and injuring 95 others.