The conversation around the Malegaon cases was tainted by politics, religion, and the politics of religion from the very beginning. There is no excuse for the lapses from what are meant to be apolitical instruments of the law
Named in two separate investigations years apart, they include a Pakistani national, an electrical contractor from Indore, and residents of Malegaon itself, all wanted, none traced, as the case closes around them with no convictions.
The Bombay High Court quashed charges in the 2006 Malegaon blasts case, citing contradictions between ATS and NIA probes and a lack of credible evidence.
From a visa that arrived two days after his son was killed, to a High Court order that leaves no one facing trial, Shafique Ahmed has watched every hope of justice slip away, one acquittal at a time.
With the original nine accused discharged, subject to appeal pending before HC, and the replacement four now cleared, the 2006 Malegaon blast case, technically, has no accused left standing nearly two decades after the attack.
Six people were killed and over 100 injured on September 29, 2008, when an explosive device went off near a mosque at Malegaon in Maharashtra's Nashik district.
Among the acquitted Malegaon blast accused are two people with Army backgrounds–Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit, a serving Army officer, and Major Ramesh Upadhyay (retired).
BJP also raises 2004 Ishrat Jahan encounter killing, alleges Amit Shah, then a minister in Gujarat, implicated based on testimony of “two sold-out witnesses”.
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Experiences with cab drivers can often be a mixed bag, with some people sharing unpleasant encounters while others heap praise on drivers who go above and beyond. Indian singer Shalmali Kholgade recently found herself in the latter group after taking a ride with what she called the “ideal Uber driver”.
