NIA Malegaon blast chargesheet contradicts CBI, ATS findings

The NIA has contradicted findings of the ATS and the CBI in its chargesheet filed yesterday in the Malegoan blast case of 2006.
"The earlier investigation by ATS and CBI focused on a fake bomb recovered on September 13, 2006," read the chargesheet filed by the NIA yesterday.
A "fake" bomb was found on the staircase of the Mohammedia Mosque on September 13, which did not explode and was defused by bomb detection officials.
The Malegoan police had arrested Noor-ul-Hooda and Raees Ali in the fake bomb case and later they were booked in the Malegoan 2006 blast case.
The NIA said that the ATS and CBI linked the fake bomb incident with the Malegoan blast of 2006.

Further, the NIA chargesheet said that the CBI could not find any additional evidence against the accused chargesheeted by the ATS.

"It is revealed that from the perusal of available records, the CBI could not find any additional evidence against the accused chargesheeted by ATS except the recorded conversation between accused Abrar Gulam Ahmed, who had turned an approver in the case," read the NIA's chargesheet.
The ATS had arrested nine accused including Noorul Huda Samsudoha (28), Shabbir Ahmed Masiullah (41), Raees Ahmed Rajab Ali Mansuri (35), Salman Farsi Abdul Latif Aimi (40), Dr Farogh Iqbal Ahmed Magdumi (38), Mohammad Ali Alam Sheikh (42), Asif Khan Bashir Khan alias Junaid (35), Mohammad Zahid Abdul Majid Ansari (31) and Abrar Ahmed Gulam Ahmed (38), for the blast.

However, after taking over investigations, the NIA did not oppose their bail applications and subsequently all were granted bail.