In a major growth to the 2008 Malegaon blast case, the particular NIA court docket on Tuesday issued a bailable warrant towards BJP chief Pragya Singh Thakur for failing to attend the proceedings. Last arguments have been occurring and the presence of the accused is critical, particular decide A Okay Lahoti famous as he issued a bailable warrant of Rs 10,000 towards Thakur.
The warrant is `returnable’ by November 13 which implies Thakur must seem earlier than the court docket by then and get it cancelled. The BJP chief’s lawyer cited her well being issues whereas requesting the particular court docket for Nationwide Investigation Company circumstances to grant her cheap time to stay current.
However the court docket famous that Thakur, the accused number one, had not attended the proceedings since June 4. Her previous purposes for exemption on the grounds of sickness and hospitalization have been thought-about infrequently, the particular decide stated.
“In the present day, the appliance was filed, together with a xerox copy of the medical certificates, exhibiting she is present process ayurvedic therapy, however the unique certificates isn’t annexed,” the court docket stated whereas rejecting her plea.
Six folks have been killed and over 100 injured when an explosive system strapped to a bike went off close to a mosque in Malegaon, a city in north Maharashtra about 200 km from Mumbai, on September 29, 2008.
Thakur, Lt Col Prasad Purohit and 5 others are on trial for alleged involvement within the blast conspiracy below the Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The case was initially probed by the Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS), Maharashtra, earlier than being transferred to the Nationwide Investigation Company in 2011.
(With inputs from PTI)