Malegaon blast 2008: Pragya Thakur, others acquitted after 17 years; Court cites no evidence
Seventeen years after the 2008 Malegaon blast killed six and injured over 100, a special NIA court in Mumbai has acquitted all seven accused, citing lack of evidence. Those cleared include BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit, closing a high-profile terror trial that drew political and public attention for years.