NIA court expresses displeasure over absence of Sadhvi Pragya, Lt Col Purohit
Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit
The Special NIA court in Mumbai has directed all accused of Malegaon 2008 blast case to remain present before the court at least once a week.
The court on Fridayexpressed displeasure over theabsence of Sadhvi Pragya andLt Col Prasad Purohit from the courtroom.
Bharatiya Janata Party's Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur is among the seven accused facing trial in the Malegaon blast case, wherein six people were killed and a dozen others were injured. The bomb that was placed on a motorcycle exploded in Maharashtra's Malegaon on September 29, 2008.
Next hearing in the matter has been scheduled for May 20.
Bharatiya Janata Party has been drawing flak from the opposition since they gave the ticket to Sadhvi Pragya for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Sadhviwas fielded from Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal constituency against Congress veteran leader Digvijay Singh.
(With inputs from agencies)