Malegaon blast accused Pragya Thakur appears before NIA court in Mumbai

The 49-year-old Hindutva activist had sought the exemption for completing formalities relating to her election to Parliament, but the court said her presence is necessary at this stage in the case

Newly elected BJP MP and 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case accused Pragya Singh Thakur Friday appeared before a special court here.
 

It was Thakur's first appearance before the NIA court, which is conducting trial in the 11-year-old case, after being elected to Lok Sabha from Bhopal last month.
 

The last time she had shown up in the court was during framing of charges in the case in October last year.
 

Special NIA Judge V S Padalkar last month directed all the accused, including Thakur, to appear before the court at least once a week.
 

The judge then said an exemption