17 yrs on, wife of Indore suspect waits for him
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For his wife Padma Patidar (42), time has stood still. Every morning, she applies sindoor and wears mangalsutra.
On Thursday, even as a special court acquitted 7 accused in the 2008
, the wait for Padma and her son Himanshu, now 21, continued. Dilip had no criminal record. He lived in a house owned by Ramji Kalsangra and his brother Shivji, who were later linked to the Malegaon blast— which the family believes was the sole reason Dilip was detained. Her counsel Ritu Bhargava told TOI the family approached the Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh high court, which ordered a CBI probe in 2010. CBI implicated two Maharashtra ATS officers, but state govt did not grant sanction for their prosecution.
The family sought compensation of Rs 1 crore, but HC rejected the petition. They have moved Supreme Court. — Karishma Kotwal
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