Overview

• A special NIA court in Mumbai acquitted all seven accused on July 31, including former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt. Col. Prasad Purohit, finding the prosecution’s evidence unreliable.
• The court directed a separate inquiry into the Maharashtra ATS after documenting allegations of torture, ill-treatment and evidence tampering during the initial investigation.
• Retired ATS inspector Mehiboob Mujawar claimed he was given confidential orders to arrest RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to bolster a “saffron terror” theory and that his refusal led to false cases against him.
• Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath and Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis demanded a Congress apology for coining and politicising the “saffron terror” label tied to the original probe.
• Congress leaders decried the verdict as a product of flawed and politically driven accusations and signalled intentions to seek further legal review of the judgment.