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2006 Malegaon blast case : Is the NIA going to appeal the order before the Supreme Court? Highly unlikely. This is a betrayal of all the victims and their families. This will be yet another terror attack where we will not even see its perpetrators being punished. To be a Muslim in India is to only wait for justice – Asaduddin Owaisi, AIMIM president
The Hyderabad MP said the blasts specifically targeted Muslims. Yet, maybe “out of habit”, the investigation agencies first arrested nine Muslims, who were eventually acquitted in 2016, he said.
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Asaduddin Owaisi has strongly criticised the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for its handling of the 2006 Malegaon blast case, alleging a betrayal of the victims due to the likely lack of appeal against the discharge of accused individuals.
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has claimed that the NIA is “highly unlikely” to appeal in the Supreme Court against the Bombay High Court discharging four accused in the , and said it amounts to “betrayal” of the victims.
The Hyderabad MP said the blasts specifically targeted Muslims. Yet, maybe “out of habit”, the investigation agencies first arrested nine Muslims, who were eventually acquitted in 2016, he said.
“Is the NIA going to appeal the order before the Supreme Court? Highly unlikely. This is a betrayal of all the victims and their families. This will be yet another terror attack where we will not even see its perpetrators being punished. To be a Muslim in India is to only wait for justice,” Owaisi said in a social media post.
Background of the Malegaon Blast Case
The Bombay HC on April 22 discharged four men accused in the 2006 Malegaon serial bomb blasts, quashing all the charges against them, including of terror.
On September 8, 2006, four bombs exploded in Nashik district’s Malegaon town in North Maharashtra, three inside the premises of Hamidia Masjid and Bada Kabrastan just after Friday prayers, and the fourth in Mushawarat Chowk, claiming 31 lives and injuring 312 persons.