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Mumbai: Lt. Col. Purohit Released From Taloja Jail After 9 Years
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Mumbai: Lt. Col. Shrikant Prasad Purohit was today released from the Taloja prison in neighbouring Navi Mumbai after being granted bail by the Supreme Court in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. (All images: ABP Live)
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Purohit was in jail for almost nine years for his alleged role in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.
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He was driven out of the prison in a car at around 10.45 am. A team of Military Police and Quick Response Team of the Army escorted Purohit out of the jail.
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Six people were killed in a bomb blast on September 29, 2008 at Malegaon, a communally sensitive textile town in Nashik district of north Maharashtra.
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A bench of Justices R K Agrawal and A M Sapre had said that they are setting aside the Bombay High Court order by which the bail was denied.
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On August 21, the apex court had granted bail to Lt.Col. Purohit in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.
Published at : 23 Aug 2017 11:44 AM (IST)
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