Colonel Purohit was accused in the Malegaon blast that killed six people and injured over a hundred. He spent nearly nine years in jail before being granted bail in 2017.

After a 17-year-long wait, the Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Mumbai announced its verdict today in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. 

Former BJP MP Pragya Thakur was today acquitted of all charges in the 2008 Malegaon blast case after a Mumbai court said there is no evidence to establish that the bike, allegedly used in the blast that claimed six lives, belonged to her.