Expressing displeasure over the absence of the 2008 Malegaon blast accused during a hearing on Saturday, despite strict orders for their physical appearance, a special NIA Court in Mumbai directed them to remain present on Jan 4, when the matter would be taken up next.
Notably, only 4 of the 7 accused were present before the Court today.
During the previous hearing earlier this month, the Court had taken note of the presence of only three accused -- Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit, Sameer Kulkarni & Ajay Rahirkar -- & directed all the accused in the case to be present today.
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Besides these three, BJP MP Pragya Thakur, Major (retired) Ramesh Upadhyay, Sudhakar Dwivedi & Sudhakar Chaturvedi are also accused in the case.
The accused have been charged under various sections of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), the Explosive Substances Act & the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The charges include sections 16 (committing terrorist act) & 18 (conspiring to commit terrorist act) of the UAPA & sections 120(b) (criminal conspiracy), 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to murder), 324 (voluntarily causing hurt) & 153(a) (promoting enmity between 2 religious groups) of the Indian Penal Code.
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6 people were killed & over 100 injured when an explosive device strapped to a motorcycle went off near a mosque in Malegaon town of north Maharashtra on Sept 29, 2008.
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