Sudhakar Chaturvedi, one of many accused within the 2008 Malegaon blast case exterior Mumbai Session Court as a particular courtroom in Mumbai will ship its much-awaited verdict on Thursday, July 31, 2025, within the 2008 Malegaon blast case. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI
Commenting on the judgment, Sunil Ambekar, nationwide publicity in-charge of RSS, stated, “Some individuals misused energy for private and political positive factors and made a malicious try to hyperlink The Hindu faith and the complete Hindu society with terrorism. On the premise of the lengthy judicial course of and info, the courtroom has defeated these baseless allegations with its choice as we speak.”
Alok Kumar, International President of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), additionally welcomed the courtroom’s verdict and stated that there was additionally an try to implicate prime leaders of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the RSS on this case.
“….. isn’t just in regards to the seven acquitted people but in addition in regards to the conspiracy to defame the complete Hindu neighborhood has collapsed as we speak,” Mr. Kumar stated.
The courtroom in Mumbai on Thursday acquitted all seven accused, noting there was “no dependable and cogent proof” towards them. Terrorism has no faith, the courtroom stated, including it can’t convict on mere notion.
The acquittal got here 17 years after a blast in Malegaon city wherein six individuals had misplaced their lives and several other have been left injured.
Former BJP MP Pragya Thakur, Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit, Major Ramesh Upadhyay (Retd.), Ajay Rahirkar, Sudhakar Dwivedi, Sudhakar Chaturvedi, and Sameer Kulkarni have been accused within the case.
Published – July 31, 2025 10:39 pm IST
