Prasad Purohit
Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit is a former Indian Army officer who gained notoriety for his involvement in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. He was recently acquitted by a Special NIA court alongside other accused, including Pragya Singh Thakur, due to the absence of concrete evidence against them after a lengthy legal battle spanning nearly two decades.
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Prasad Purohit is a Lt Col who was also 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 News
India· 2025-09-09
Prasad Purohit was one of the seven accused acquitted in the Malegaon blast case.
Malegaon blast case: Key documents went missing, original statements were lost | Mumbai NewsIndia· 2025-08-03
Prasad Purohit was one of the accused acquitted in the Malegaon blast case.
Malegaon blast case: Sadhvi Pragya says she was tortured to name PM Modi; forced to lie about Yogi | India NewsIndia· 2025-08-02
Lt Col Prasad Purohit was also acquitted in the Malegaon blast case, with the court finding no evidence of his involvement.
Explosive in house or on bike? Malegaon blast judgement flags gap in probe; raises torture concerns | India NewsIndia· 2025-08-01
Lt Colonel Prasad Purohit 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
Prasad Purohit is a lieutenant colonel who was also cleared by the NIA court in the Malegaon blast case.
'Was asked to arrest RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat': Ex-ATS cop recalls Malegaon blast probe; alleges pressure to push 'saffron terror' angle | India NewsIndia· 2025-08-01
Lt Col Prasad Purohit was one of the accused acquitted in the Malegaon blast case.
'The way she was tortured ... ': Uma Bharti remembers Pragya Thakur's jail time; hails Malegaon blast verdict | India NewsIndia· 2025-07-31
Lt Col Prasad Purohit was among the accused in the Malegaon blast case who were 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
Lt Col Prasad Purohit was one of the accused acquitted in the 2008 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