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Sadhvi Pragya suffers mild heart attack

April 15, 2010 12:18 IST

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, one of the prime accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, suffered a mild heart attack on Wednesday night and her condition is now stable, hospital sources said on Thursday.

37-year-old Thakur is undergoing treatment at the Nashik Civil Hospital, where she was shifted around 11 pm on Wednesday after she felt uncomfortable and also complained of stomach ache, they said.

Thakur was earlier admitted in Ayurveda Seva Sangh Hospital from where she was moved to the civil hospital.

Cardiologist Dr Avinash Dharmadhikari examined her last night after she was admitted to the hospital's ICU, the sources said.

Eleven accused of the Malegaon blast including Thakur, Major Prasad Purohit and others are currently in judicial custody. All except Thakur are lodged in Nashik Road Central Jail.

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