On July 31, 2025, Mumbai’s Special NIA Court formally acquitted all seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast, including former BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and retired Lt Col Prasad Purohit, after nearly 17 years of legal proceedings. https://www.punjabistoryline.com/national/malegaon-blast-verdict-nia-court-decision-pragya-thakur-acquittal-lt-col-purohit-case-2008-malegaon-explosion-seven-accused-freed-maharashtra-terror-case-news-23183