A special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday rejected the bail application of Lt. Col. Prasad Purohit and three others accused in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case.
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The three accused are Swami Dayanand Pandey alias Amritananda Dev, Rakesh Dhavade and Major (retired) Ramesh Upadhyay.
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The state ATS had chargesheeted 12 alleged 'Hindu extremists', including Lt. Col. Purohit and Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, in the case.
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The new special public prosecutor Avinash Rasal pointed out that the delay in the bail and other pre-trial proceedings is the accused's own doing due to their pleas.
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