Mumbai (Maharashtra): Special NIA court has adjourned the hearing of 2008 Malegaon blast case to January 5 in which BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and others have been accused.
However, Pragya Singh Thakur sought exemption from daily appearance in court on health and security grounds. The Court asked her to file an application and told her to be present in court whenever asked
Earlier on December 19, Mishra had stated that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is delaying the trial in the 2008 Malegaon blast case and not them.
Apart from Thakur, LT Col Purohit, Chaturvedi and Kulkarni, Ajay Rahirkar, retired Major Ramesh Upadhyay and Sudhakar Dwivedi are also accused in the case.
Notably, four out of the seven accused were present before the court. Three accused persons, including Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, Lt Col Prasad Purohit and Sudhakar Chaturvedi did not appear before the special NIA court on December 19.
