The NIA court on thursday acquitted all the seven accused including Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, Lieutenant Colonel Purohit in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. The court said that there is a lack of evidence in this case and there are also flaws in the investigating agencies. The court says that the prosecution has proved that there was a blast in Malegaon, but it has not been proved that the bomb was kept in the bike. This Malegaon blast happened on 29 september 2008, in which six people died and more than 100 were injured.
This case was political as well as communal, which drew the attention of the whole country. The hearing of this case went on for 17 years. Seven people were convicted in this case, all of whom have now been acquitted. Let us know about this city Malegaon, and also know how much population of Hindus and Muslims live here.
How is Malegaon city?
Malegaon is a city in Maharashtra, which is known for its textile industry, especially powerloom. According to the 2001 census, the total population of Malegaon was 5,50,000. This city is situated on the banks of Girna and Mosam rivers. It is considered to be the main industrial center of Maharashtra. urdu, Marathi and english languages are spoken here, but urdu has more influence here. There is a railway station in Malegaon, which is near Nashik and mumbai airport. Many religious and historical places can be seen here.
Two wheels of Hindu Muslim business
There is no effect of polarization in the socio-economic cycle in Malegaon nor is there any mutual discord. In this city of textile weavers, Hindus and Muslims are the two wheels of business, in which without one wheel the vehicle cannot move. Even though the blast that happened here in the year 2008 was done keeping a particular religion in mind, still there is no glimpse of social discord in the atmosphere here.
Hindu-Muslim population
This city has been in the news a lot due to riots and blasts. There is no division between Hindus and Muslims here, but there is a division of politics. More than 90 percent of the population of Malegaon is Muslim and only seven percent Hindus live here.
What happened in the Malegaon blast?
This blast happened in Malegaon of Nashik district on 29 september 2008, it was 9 o'clock in the night at that time and the month of ramzan was going on. That is why there was a lot of crowd on the roads due to Iftar. This blast took place in the Bhikku Chowk area, where the majority of the population is Muslim and the Freedom bike used for the blast was parked in a crowded area. Those killed and injured in this blast were local shopkeepers and passersby. Since this blast took place in the month of ramzan, it was said to be communally motivated.
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