Pragya Singh Thakur
Pragya Singh Thakur is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who made headlines for her controversial role in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. In 2019, she became a Member of Parliament from Bhopal, marking a significant political career despite her legal challenges. Recently, she was acquitted by a Special NIA court after nearly 17 years due to lack of sufficient evidence linking her to the case.
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Pragya Singh Thakur urged parents to punish their daughters for visiting 'non-Hindus'.
'Consider breaking her legs': Pragya Thakur urges parents to punish daughters for visiting 'non-Hindus'; Congress calls it hatred | Bhopal News
India· 2025-10-21
Pragya Singh Thakur is a BJP MP who was acquitted in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.
2008 Malegaon blast case: Victims move Bombay high court against acquittal of Pragya Thakur, Purohit and others | India NewsIndia· 2025-09-09
Pragya Singh Thakur was acquitted in the Malegaon blast case due to a lack of reliable evidence.
Explosive in house or on bike? Malegaon blast judgement flags gap in probe; raises torture concerns | India NewsIndia· 2025-08-01
BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur was one of the seven accused acquitted in the Malegaon blast case.
Malegaon blast case: Ex-Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan's remark on 'Sanatan terror' sparks row; calls for using ‘Hindu terrorism’ instead | India NewsIndia· 2025-08-01
Former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur was among the accused in the case related to the blast.
Time stands still at Bhikku Chowk as Malegaon remembers 2008 blast | Nashik NewsIndia· 2025-07-31
Pragya Singh Thakur was one of the accused in the Malegaon blast case who was acquitted.
'Terrorism was never saffron, is not and will never be': Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis hails Malegaon blast case verdict; Eknath Shinde says 'Congress coined term' | Mumbai NewsIndia· 2025-07-31
Pragya Singh Thakur became a BJP MP from Bhopal in 2019 and was acquitted in the Malegaon blast case.
Pragya Thaku: 'No evidence to prove that Pragya Thakur owned motorcycle': All Malegaon bomb blast accused acquitted; here's what special NIA court observed | Mumbai NewsIndia· 2025-07-31