Malegaon blast case verdict out: ‘My conviction never changed,’ says Lt Col Prasad Purohit; thanks court for ‘fair opportunity’

A special NIA court acquitted all seven accused, including Lt Col Purohit and Pragya Singh Thakur, in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. The court cited a lack of reliable evidence to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt in the 17-year-old case, where a bomb near a mosque killed six and injured over 100.