Overview

• A special NIA court acquitted all seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast on July 29, 2025, citing unreliable evidence and ordered formal probes into the ATS’s investigative methods.
• Sadhvi Pragya Thakur alleged she was physically and mentally tortured by ATS officers to force false confessions implicating top RSS and BJP figures.
• A former ATS officer said Param Bir Singh received orders to arrest RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat during the probe.
• Republic TV’s public questioning of Singh ended with him refusing to address claims of evidence planting and coercion.
• Political and civil society groups have demanded a full, transparent investigation into the alleged misconduct by ATS personnel.