Malegaon Blast's Accused Sadhavi Pragya's Lawyer Speaks To Republic | Exclusive

In a big development, defence lawyer representing prime accused and BJP leader Pragya Thakur has claimed that the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast, which killed six people and injured over 100, could have been carried out by the banned Students' Islamic Movement of India - SIMI. During a hearing in a special National Investigation Agency court on Thursday, Thakur's lawyer, JP Mishra, argued that local residents prevented police from reaching the blast site immediately after the explosion, possibly to shield the real culprits.