NIA files chargesheet in the 2008 Malegaon blast case in the Special NIA court. In the chargesheet, the NIA has decided to drop Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur's name as an accused.

According to the NIA, the investigation has failed to find any substantial evidence that establishes the Sadhvi's involvement in the blast. The watering down of charges against her may set the stage for her early release from jail.


The NIA is also likely to tell the court that evidence against the key accused, Colonel Prasad Purohit, were fabricated and the investigation led by former Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare was flawed.