Malegaon blast verdict: Who is Lt Col. Prasad Purohit? The army officer who faced terror charges and walked free after court's acquittal
Thursday, 31 July 2025 () Lt Col. Prasad Shrikant Purohit, once implicated in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, was recently acquitted by a special court due to lack of evidence. Purohit, who spent nine years in custody, alleged torture and fabrication of evidence by the ATS, claiming he was framed for his intelligence work.
Seventeen years after the deadly 2008 Malegaon blast rocked Maharashtra, a special NIA court in Mumbai has acquitted all seven accused — including BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit — citing lack of concrete evidence. The judgment came just one day after Union Home Minister Amit...
Malegaon blast verdict: Former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit are among the seven accused awaiting judgment in this politically charged... Zee News
Thursday, 31 July 2025 ()
