Man convicted of planting hijack threat on plane jailed for life

A special NIA court in Ahmedabad found Birju Kishore Salla, 38, guilty of planting a hijack threat letter on a Mumbai-Delhi Jet Airways flight. The court sentenced him to life imprisonment for the remainder of his natural life along with a fine of ₹5 crore. Read More
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Malegaon case: Court orders Pragya to be present every week

The special NIA court, which is hearing the 2008 Malegaon blasts case, has directed all the seven accused, including the BJP’s Lok Sabha candidate from Bhopal, Pragya Singh Thakur, to register their presence in the court once in a week. Read More
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Malegaon accused Pragya joins BJP, pitted vs Digvijaya in Bhopal

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, one of the 2008 Malegaon blast prime accused, joined the BJP. She will be pitted against senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh from Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency. Thakur is currently out on bail in the case, which saw over 40 killed. Read More
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Malegaon case: HC stays NIA court order to use secondary evidence

Sameer Kulkarni, an accused in the case, challenged the decision of the special NIA court, which permitted the agency to produce photocopies of missing witnesses’ statements on record and lead evidence in support of the same. Read More
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