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Seven Acquitted in Malegaon Blast as Ex-ATS Officer Alleges Coercion

Retired ATS officer Mehboob Mujawar’s account of pressure to fabricate evidence underscores questions over bias in the decade-long probe.

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Overview

  • The special NIA court formally acquitted seven individuals in the 2008 Malegaon blast, citing absence of credible evidence and lack of reliable witnesses.
  • Justice A. K. Lahoti ruled that terrorism transcends religion and warned against convicting on narrative alone.
  • Retired officer Mehboob Mujawar alleged IPS officer Paramvir Singh ordered false links to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and pressured him to misstate victims’ status.
  • Key witness Milind Joshi claimed he was tortured to name Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, shedding light on alleged coercive tactics.
  • Former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan called for ‘Sanatan terrorism’ instead of ‘saffron terrorism’ and questioned why the case wasn’t dropped when doubts first arose.