Col Purohit to rejoin army during bail period, will remain under suspension

August 21, 2017 22:37

Lt Col Shrikant Prasad Purohit, who was granted bail by the Supreme Court today in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, will have to report back to his unit after walking out of jail and the army will review his suspension from service after examining the court order, army sources said today.

They said Purohit will be placed under same restrictions as an officer in "open arrest" and his movement will be confined to his residential accommodation and camp of his unit.

An officer is placed under open arrest when court martial proceedings are initiated against him. The army had initiated a Court of Inquiry against Purohit in April 2009.

Purohit spent almost nine years in jail for his alleged role in the Malegaon blast case. Granting him bail, the apex court observed that there were contradictions in the chargesheets filed by different investigating agencies.

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