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Malegaon blast: Purohit granted bail by SC

Malegaon blast: Purohit granted bail by SC

New Delhi, Aug 21 (UNI) The Supreme Court today granted bail to Col Shrikant Purohit in the 2008 Malegaon blast case which left six people dead and nearly 100 others injured. A bench, headed by Justice R K Agarwal acquitted Purohit on bail after more than eight years. The apex court said all terms and conditions remained same as with other accused in the case Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur. Col Purohit had served almost eight years in jail in the Malegaon blast case. Six people 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. Sadhvi Pragya was earlier granted bail by the Bombay High Court whereas the high court had rejected Purohit's bail. UNI XC SW SB 1338

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