All 7 accused acquitted in Malegaon blast case, including Pragya Thakur

Seventeen years after the Malegaon blast in Maharashtra, a special court on Thursday acquitted all seven accused, including former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit. Special Judge A.K. Lahoti ruled that suspicion alone was not enough to proceed and stated that the prosecution failed to prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt.

"There has been a grave incident against society. But the court cannot convict just on moral grounds," the judge said.