The Bombay High Court said the 2006 Malegaon blasts case “seems to have reached a dead end” while discharging four accused, sharply criticising the NIA for completely ignoring crucial evidence earlier collected by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) during its initial probe.
A Delhi Court on Monday (Dec 17) granted pardon to Lokesh Sharma, who was an officer on special duty (OSD) to former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, in the case alleging illegal phone tapping of Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Anuj Kumar Singh allowed Sharma’s application for pardon after he agreed to disclose all facts related to the case. The judge said the case relates to a conspiracy hatched in darkness and the true facts can only be disclosed by Sharma as no other person had knowledge of the crime.
