A special NIA court in Mumbai has framed charges against Lt. Col. Prasad Shrikant Purohit, Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and five others in the September 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case. <br />''<br />''<br />''Six people were killed and over 100 injured when an explosive device strapped on a motorcycle went off near a mosque in Malegaon on September 29, 2008. The town is about 200 km from Mumbai. <br />''<br />''<br />''The framing of charges, under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act and sections of the IPC, comes after a period of 10 years, paving way for a trial to begin in the case. <br />''<br />''<br />''Judge Vinod Padalkar, presiding over the special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court, framed charges against the accused persons. <br />''<br />''<br />''All the accused were present in the court when the judge read out the charges against them. <br />''<br />