NIA demands death penalty for former BJP MP Pragya Thakur in 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case

NIA on Pragya Thakur: In a breaking update, National Investigation Agency has demanded death penalty for former BJP MP Pragya Thakur in 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case. In the recent update, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has requested the Special Court of Mumbai to punish all the seven accused in the Malegaon blast under Section 16 of UAPA.

2008 Malegaon blast: Spl court judge transferred before verdict

The judge of a special NIA court, A.K. Lahoti, hearing the 2008 Malegaon (Maharashtra) blast case was named in the transfer list of district judges issued by the Bombay High Court. Lahoti was transferred from a court in Mumbai to Nashik, according to the general transfer list of the Bombay High Court.

Over 200 district judges’ names are included in the transfer list. The judges have been instructed to assume office on June 9. Earlier, the lawyer representing the families of the Malegaon blast victims had earlier written to the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court, seeking his intervention to retain A.K. Lahoti in Mumbai.

On March 20, Bombay High Court Chief Justice Alok Aradhe’s intervention was sought in a letter which underlined that the arguments in the blast case are almost over.

“The present letter is a sincere request on behalf of the victims to retain the Hon’ble Special Judge Shri A K Lahoti at the Hon’ble City Civil and Sessions Court for Greater Bombay, in Mumbai,” the letter written by the lawyer read.

(With inputs from agencies)

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