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2008 Malegaon blast case: Justice denied, twice over
Updated On: 01 August, 2025 09:07 AM IST | Mumbai | Vinod Kumar Menon
Bomb blast acquittals in Malegaon and Mumbai raise serious questions on failed investigations, shattered victims, and India’s broken justice system
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This combo image shows five of the seven accused including, from left, Sameer Kulkarni, Major (retired) Ramesh Upadhyay, Lt Col Prasad Purohit, former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Ajay Rahirkar, who were acquitted by a special court in the September 2008 Malegaon blast case, in Mumbai on Thursday. Pic/PTI
In a span of just ten days, two of India’s most significant bomb blast cases, the 2006 Mumbai train blasts and the 2008 Malegaon bombing, have ended with complete acquittals. Legal experts, human rights defenders, and policy commentators are sounding the alarm on the state of India’s anti-terror jurisprudence.
Malegaon Bomb Blast | Verdict: July 31, 2025
Incident: September 29, 2008 — Blast killed 6 and injured 100.
Accused: 7 individuals
Verdict: All acquitted by the Special NIA Court, Mumbai.
Court observation: Invalid UAPA sanctions, serious investigative lapses, absence of crucial evidence, and inconclusive forensics.
7/11 Mumbai Train Blasts | Verdict: July 21, 2025
Incident: July 11, 2006 — Bombs on local trains killed 187 and injured over 824.
Accused: 12 men; 5 sentenced to death, 7 to life in 2015
Bombay High Court verdict: All 7 with life terms acquitted; prosecution "utterly failed" to prove charges.
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