Malegaon blast: a timeline of the case so far

A Supreme Court bench of Justice R.K. Agrawal and Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre had granted conditional bail to Purohit asking him not to tamper with evidence.

Take a look at the timeline of the case so far


29 September, 2008: Blast at Bhikku Chowk at Malegaon on eve of Navratri in which 6 persons were killed and 101 others injured
 
  4-5 November, 2008: Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit arrested
 
  26-29 November, 2008: 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai, Special IGP Hemant Karkare, the chief investigator of Malegaon case, lay down his life
 
  20 January, 2009: Chargesheet of 4,528 pages filed under sections of Indian Penal Code, MCOCA and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and Explosive Substances Act.
 
  1 April, 2009: MCOCA charges dropped
 
  December, 2010: NIA comes into picture in the case
 
  23 May, 2013: NIA files chargesheet
 
  25 April, 2017:  Col Purohit’s bail rejected by Bombay High Court, Sadhvi Pragyasinh Thakur gets bail
 
  21 August, 2017: Supreme Court grants bail to Col Purohit
 
  23 August, 2017: Col Purohit comes out of Taloja central prison
 
  Compiled by: Mrityunjay Bose