4 years ago
ATS questions three more serving army men in Malegaon blasts
New Delhi, Dec 22 -) Maharashtra's Anti-Terrorism Squad - Monday questioned three army men in the Sep 29 Malegaon bombing that left six people dead, an official said. Amongst the army men questioned are one Junior Commissioned Officer - and two soldiers. 'The three have served under Lt. Col. Srikant Prasad Purohit and are not suspects in the case. They are being questioned as police want to gath ... read more

4 years ago
Malegaon accused gets further custody in Purna blast case
Purna -, Nov 25 - A local court Tuesday extended the police custody of Malegaon blast accused Rakesh Dhawde by three days to facilitate further investigation of his role in a blast that took place here in 2004. Dhawde, a dealer in illicit arms in Pune, was already in custody of the local crime branch police since Nov 21 but Judge Sajid Arif of the junior magistrate first class court granted the ... read more

4 years ago
Bhonsala Military School commandant, aide quit
Mumbai/Nashik, Nov 12 - Two officials of the Nashik-based Bhonsala Military School - have quit from their posts after they were interrogated in connection with the Malegaon bomb blast, a school authority said Wednesday. BMS commandant Lt. Col. - Shailesh S. Raikar and official Rajan Gaidhani submitted their resignations, without assigning any reasons, to the school management, Central Hindu Mili ... read more

4 years ago
Two Bhonsala Military School officials quit after ATS quizzing
Mumbai, Nov 12 - Two officials of the Nashik-based Bhonsala Military School - have quit from their posts after they were interrogated in connection with the Malegaon bomb blast, a school authority said Wednesday. BMS commandant Lt. Col. - Shailesh S. Raikar and official Rajan Gaidhane submitted their resignations, without assigning any reasons, to the school management, Central Hindu Military Ed ... read more

4 years ago
CBI grills arrested Indian Army officer in another blast
New Delhi, Nov 8 - A Central Bureau of Investigation - team Saturday questioned Lt. Col. Shrikant Purohit in Mumbai in connection with a blast in Nanded, Maharashtra, in 2006, a CBI official said here. Arrested for his involvement in the Sep 29 Malegaon blast, that killed five people, Purohit came under the CBI scanner. A team led by joint director Arun Kumar reached Mumbai yesterday - and was ... read more

4 years ago
Indian Army officer in police custody for Malegaon bombing
Nashik/New Delhi, Nov 5 - An Indian Army officer was arrested for his suspected involvement in the Sep 29 bomb blast in Maharashtra's Malegaon town which killed five people and was blamed on a Hindu militant group. This is the first case of a serving military officer being taken into police custody for terrorism related activities. A court in Nashik Wednesday allowed the police to interrogate Lt ... read more

4 years ago
Three more arrested for Malegaon blast, foreign weapons seized
Mumbai, Nov 3 - The Anti-Terrorist Squad - Monday nabbed three more suspects in connection with the Malegaon blasts, including an alleged financer of the group, a top police official said. The arrested include Ajay Raikar, who allegedly managed the financial affairs of the entire operation, ATS chief Hemant Karkare said here late Monday evening. The other two nabbed are Rakesh Dhavade and Jagdis ... read more