In a highly anticipated judgment, the National Investigating Agency (NIA) court on Thursday, July 31, 2025, delivered a verdict in the 2008 Malegaon blast case after 17 years. The court has acquitted all accused, including Sadhvi Pragya Singh and Lt Col. Purohit. After being acquitted, Singh said that the case had ruined her whole life. Additionally, the former BJP MP has given a big statement, hailing, “Bhagwa has won.”

She said, “From the very beginning that those who are called for investigation, there should be a basis behind that. I was called by them for investigation and was arrested and tortured. This ruined my whole life. I was living a sage’s life, but I was made and accused, and no one was willingly standing beside us. I am alive because I am a Sanyasi. They defamed Bhagwa through a conspiracy. Today, Bhagwa has won, and Hindutva has won, and God will punish those who are guilty. However, those who defamed India and Bhagwa have not been proved wrong by you…”

The accused have been acquitted of all charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), Arms Act, and other charges. The NIA court said that the families of all six victims of the blast will be given Rs 2 lakh, and the injured will be provided with compensation of Rs 50,000. While the prosecution proved that a blast took place in Malegaon, it failed to prove that a bomb was placed in the motorcycle linked to the blast.

The court has concluded that the injured people were not 101 but 95, and that the medical certificates were manipulated. 

About The 2008 Malegaon Blast Case

On September 29, 2008, six people were killed and many were injured after an explosive device strapped to a motorcycle exploded near a mosque in Nashik’s Malegaon.