Who is Lt. Colonel Srikant Purohit, an accused in the Malegaon blasts case
The NIA also accuses Purohit of organised an arms training camp under the guise of an ‘Art of Living’ event in Panchmarhi in September 2005.
After spending almost 9 years in jail, Lt Colonel Srikant Purohit was granted bail in the Malegaon blasts case on Monday.
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Purohit
was
a
military
intelligence
officer
who
was
accused
by
the
NIA
of
forming
the
Abhinav
Bharat.
The
NIA
says
Purohit
hid
his
association
with
Abhinav
Bharat,
but
he
claims
he
was
gathering
intelligence
and
his
senior
officers
were
aware
of
his
work.
Purohit,
along
with
the
other
accused,
allegedly
procured
weapons
and
explosives
using
funds
collected
for
the
trust.
According to the NIA, Purohit held meetings in Faridabad on January 25 and 26, 2008, where the formation of a Hindu Rashtra was discussed. Purohit allegedly read over the constitution of Abhinav Bharat, discussed about the formation of a "Central Hindu government in exile in Israel and Thailand.
Malegaon blast case: After 9 years in jail, Lt Col Shrikant Purohit granted bail by SC
The NIA also accuses Purohit of organised an arms training camp under the guise of an 'Art of Living' event in Panchmarhi in September 2005.
On September 29 2008, at 9.30 pm, a bomb placed on a motorcycle exploded near a Masjid in Malegaon in Maharashtra. Six persons were killed in the explosion while 101 were injured. The case was first probed by the Maharashtra ATS following which the NIA took over the probe. The ATS charged 13 persons for the crime, including Purohit and Pragya Thakur.
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