New Delhi: A special NIA court order order in the 2008 Malegaon blast case has highlighted the major contradictions between the anti -Maharashtra Squad (ATS) and the National Investigation Agency (NIA), raising serious concerns over the force, faulty evidence and legality of investigation.According to PTI, in the 1,036-hit decision, Special Judge AK Lahoti acquitted all the seven accused, including BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit, which cites the lack of reliable and decisive evidence.
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The court flagged off the horrific anomalies between the ATS and the NIA versions as to how and where the bomb was gathered. According to the ATS, the RDX device was kept together in a house in Pune and then one was handed over to the accused so far. However, the NIA stated that it was fixed on a motorcycle in Indore and was taken via Sendhawa bus stand.“Thus, their charge sheet has a physical variance and both investigative agencies do not correspond to each other, such as fittings, transportation and physical aspects such as participation of the accused,” the judge said, as reported by PTI.The court said that the prosecution could not prove the ownership of an explosive -laden motorcycle, nor could it decisively establish that the explosion was caused by the said vehicle. The judge said, “The prosecution proved that an explosion occurred in Malegaon, but failed to prove that the bomb was placed in the motorcycle,” the judge said.
Torture, force, and evidence construction
According to PTI, the verdict expressed serious concern over allegations of torture, force and illegal custody of both the accused and witnesses by the ATS officers. Several witnesses testified that their statements were taken under Dures and physically attacking him.While the prosecution argued that no formal complaint was filed, the court said that the absence of complaints does not invite claims. “This creates serious concern over the credibility of the evidence collected by the ATS,” given that similar allegations were not made against NIA officials.The court directed that its decision should be sent to the General of the directors of both ATS and NIA for appropriate action.
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The court said that the allegations were filed without proper application under the illegal activities (prevention) Act (UAPA). The right -wing group ‘Abhinav Bharat’ is allegedly associated with the accused, never banned or classified as a terrorist organization.The court found no evidence that Purohit had stored or transported RDX from Kashmir, where he was deployed, or he had assembled the bomb. It states that although Abhinav India’s wealth can be used to build a Purohit’s house, it is not proved with the intention of terrorism.Bari comes 17 years after the explosion of September 29, 2008, in which six more was injured near a mosque in Malegaon, a communally sensitive city in Maharashtra.The Maharashtra government has been ordered to compensate the families of the victims with Rs 2 lakh and Rs 50,000 with the injured persons.(With input from PTI)
