Malegaon blast accused Shrikant Purohit today moved the Supreme Court against the Bombay High Court order rejecting his bail plea in the case. A bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar said that the petition will come up in regular course while rejecting the former lieutenant colonel's plea for an urgent hearing.<br/><br/>The Bombay High Court had on April 25 granted bail to Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, accused of plotting the September 2008 Malegaon blast, but rejected the bail plea of co-accused Purohit saying the charges against him were of grave nature. Six persons were killed and nearly 100 others injured when a bomb strapped to a motorcycle had exploded in Malegaon town of Nashik district on September 29, 2008.<br/><br/>Sadhvi Pragya and Purohit were arrested in 2008. The NIA, which was handed over the probe from ATS, had given a clean chit to Sadhvi Pragya but had opposed Purohit's<br/>bail plea noting that the charges levelled against Purohit are of serious and grave nature.<br/><br/>Referring to the report filed by the NIA, the HC had said, Purohit was the one who prepared a separate 'Constitution' for 'Hindu Rashtra' with a separate saffron colour flag. He also discussed about taking revenge for the atrocities committed by the Muslims on Hindus.<br/>
News On AIR | April 28, 2017 1:14 PM
Malegaon blast accused Shrikant Purohit moves SC against Bombay HC order