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Families of victims challenge acquittal of Malegaon blast case accused in Bombay HC

Mumbai, Sep 9 (UNI) Family members of victims of the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast approached the Bombay High Court today challenging the acquittal of all seven accused in the case, including former BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and retired Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit.
So far, the Maharashtra government has not challenged their acquittals before the high court.
The families of 2008 Malegaon blast victims Nisar Ahmed Haji Syed Bilal, Sheikh Liaquat Mohiuddin, Sheikh Ishaq Sheikh Yousaf, Usman Khan Ainullah Khan, Mushtaq Shah Haroon Shah and Sheikh Ibrahim Sheikh have filed the appeal in Bombay High Court through Jamiat Ulema Maharashtra (Arshad Madani) Legal Aid Committee, which represents victims in the case.
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