Malegaon Blast Case: Forced to Name Yogi Adityanath, Says Witness; Court Scraps His Statement to ATS

Malegaon blast case: Pragya Thakur says she was asked to name PM Modi or face torture

Former BJP MP Pragya Thakur, who was recently acquitted in the Malegaon Blast case, said she was asked to name PM Modi, Yogi Adityanath, and Mohan Bhagwat in the conspiracy.

Malegaon blast case: Forced to name Yogi Adityanath, says witness; court scraps his statement to ATS

Special Judge A.K. Lahoti said he could not rely on the witness's statement to the ATS, as he submitted to the court that it was given involuntarily

Witness Asked To Name Yogi Adityanath In Malegaon Blast Case, Court Told

A witness in the 2008 Malegaon blast case who turned hostile claimed he was illegally detained and forced to implicate Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, besides four others linked to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).