Malegaon: The many twists and turns in the 2008 Malegaon blast case over 17 years
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Aug 1, 2025, 20:38 IST IST
A Mumbai court brought down the curtains on a controversial probe which spanned the country and multiple investigating agencies over nearly two decades.
On the night of September 29, 2008, the busy Bhiku Chowk in the town of Malegaon , in Maharashtra's Nashik district, was rocked by a blast that killed six and injured over a hundred. The blast fuelled fears of communal unrest given it occurred during the holy month of Ramzan and on the eve of the Hindu festival of Navratri.
The investigation and trial in the case took 17 years and ended on July 31 with a special National Investigation Agency ( NIA ) court acquitting all seven accused in the case. The case saw the arrest of a serving Army official on terror charges, different investigating agencies handling the probe, allegations of fabrication of evidence and witnesses retracting their testimonies.
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