News for 'Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur'

Sadhvi Pragya hospitalised in Nashik

Sadhvi Pragya hospitalised in Nashik

Rediff.com27 Mar 2010

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case and lodged in the Nashik prison was hospitalised on Saturday.

Sadhvi Pragya undergoes narco-analysis test

Sadhvi Pragya undergoes narco-analysis test

Rediff.com4 Nov 2008

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and another person, arrested for their alleged involvement in the September 29 Malegaon blast, were subjected to narco-analysis tests in Mumbai on Monday.The Sadhvi and Sameer Kulkarni underwent the scientific tests conducted by officials of the Forensic Science Laboratory in a hospital in south Mumbai, Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad officials said.The tests on former army officer Ramesh Upadhyay is likely to be conducted on Wednesday.

Nashik: Sadhvi Pragya refuses treatment

Nashik: Sadhvi Pragya refuses treatment

Rediff.com29 Mar 2010

Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, who was admitted to Nashik Civil hospital, has refused to take medical treatment, hospital said on Monday.

Sadhvi Pragya's bail application rejected

Sadhvi Pragya's bail application rejected

Rediff.com28 Jun 2012

The bail application filed by key accused in the Malegaon 2008 blast Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur on medical ground was on Thursday rejected by the special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act court on Thursday.

Malegaon blast case: Sadhvi Pragya Singh's bail plea rejected

Malegaon blast case: Sadhvi Pragya Singh's bail plea rejected

Rediff.com28 Jun 2016

The NIA had also not opposed her bail application.

Sadhvi Pragya attends Kumbh Mela

Sadhvi Pragya attends Kumbh Mela

Rediff.com19 May 2016

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur on Thursday took a holy dip in Kshipra river during the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Ujjain.

Sadhvi Pragya's brother attempts suicide

Sadhvi Pragya's brother attempts suicide

Rediff.com5 Jan 2011

The brother of Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur attempted suicide in south-east Delhi on Wednesday, alleging that he was being 'harassed' by investigating agencies.Ananth Brahmachari consumed poison and was found unconscious in Jangpura locality on Wednesday afternoon, police sources said.He was rushed to AIIMS where he is currently undergoing treatment, they said.investigating agencies in connection with his sister's alleged association in terrorist acts.

MP: Chargesheet filed against Sadhvi Pragya

MP: Chargesheet filed against Sadhvi Pragya

Rediff.com1 Mar 2011

The Dewas Police have filed a chargesheet against Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and others in connection with the murder of RSS worker Sunil Joshi in 2007.

Sadhvi Pragya diagnosed with breast cancer

Sadhvi Pragya diagnosed with breast cancer

Rediff.com10 Jan 2013

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, one of the prime accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case and the Sunil Joshi murder case, has been diagnosed with breast cancer, according to a report from the Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital in Bhopal. A mammography test on her confirmed the ailment on Wednesday, doctors attending on her said.

VHP defends Sadhvi Pragya, Col Purohit

VHP defends Sadhvi Pragya, Col Purohit

Rediff.com26 Apr 2011

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Monday came in defence of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Colonel Prasad Purohit, prime accused in the Malegaon blasts, and called the imposition of Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act against them as 'political conspiracy'.

Sadhvi Pragya to challenge MCOCA charge in HC

Sadhvi Pragya to challenge MCOCA charge in HC

Rediff.com22 Jan 2009

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur has decided to move the Bombay High Court challenging the provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes Act which has been slapped against her in connection with the Malegaon case.

Sadhvi Pragya suffers mild heart attack

Sadhvi Pragya suffers mild heart attack

Rediff.com15 Apr 2010

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.

Sadhvi Pragya arrested in Sunil Joshi murder case

Sadhvi Pragya arrested in Sunil Joshi murder case

Rediff.com26 Feb 2011

"The MP police moved an application in the special MCOCA court here, and after taking the court's permission they placed Sadhvi under arrest in the Sunil Joshi murder case," Rohini Salian, Special Public Prosecutor, told PTI.

Sadhvi Pragya threatens to commit suicide

Sadhvi Pragya threatens to commit suicide

Rediff.com13 Jul 2009

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, the prime accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, has threatened to kill herself, alleging ill-treatment meted out to her in jail. In a letter dated July 11 addressed to the media, the Sadhvi states that she is fed up with the manner in which she is being treated by the police, hospital and jail authorities and threatened to commit suicide in the Byculla jail, where she is currently lodged.

Malegaon blast: Sadhvi Pragya moves bail plea

Malegaon blast: Sadhvi Pragya moves bail plea

Rediff.com18 Nov 2011

Following the release of six accused in the 2006 Malegaon blast case, prime accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur has moved the court seeking regular bail.

Sadhvi Pragya being shifted to Mumbai

Sadhvi Pragya being shifted to Mumbai

Rediff.com3 Sep 2010

She was being shifted from Nashik Ayurvedic Hospital to JJ Hospital in Mumbai following a court order. However, she developed chest pain after starting for Mumbai at around 1.30 pm, her lawyer Umesh Walzade told PTI.

Sadhvi Pragya moves Supreme Court for bail

Sadhvi Pragya moves Supreme Court for bail

Rediff.com25 Jul 2010

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, who is facing charges under Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act for her alleged involvement in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case, has moved the Supreme Court for bail. The petition is listed for hearing on Monday before a bench comprising Justices J M Panchal and Gyan Sudha Mishra. Pragya's counsel Sushil Balwada has filed the petition challenging the denial of bail by the Bombay high court.

Sadhvi Pragya's plea for comfortable travel rejected

Sadhvi Pragya's plea for comfortable travel rejected

Rediff.com21 Jan 2012

A Mumbai court on Saturday rejected the plea of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, a key accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case, seeking a direction to authorities that she be taken to Bhopal either by a plane or in an AC compartment of train for appearance in a murder case trial there.

Sadhvi Pragya moves Bombay HC for bail

Sadhvi Pragya moves Bombay HC for bail

Rediff.com28 Aug 2009

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, the main accused in the Malegaon blast case, has moved the Bombay High Court seeking bail, after her plea was rejected by the Maharashtra Control Of Organised Crime Act court. The court on Friday adjourned the hearing for two weeks as the Anti Terrorism Squad sought time to file its reply. Earlier, the special MCOCA court had rejected her bail application. According to Thakur's lawyer, advocate Ganesh Sowani, she had been illegally detained.

SC dismisses bail plea of Sadhvi Pragya

SC dismisses bail plea of Sadhvi Pragya

Rediff.com23 Sep 2011

Dismissing her bail plea, a bench of justices J M Panchal and H L Gokhale said, "There is no merit in the petition".

'Sadhvi Pragya has bad destiny'

'Sadhvi Pragya has bad destiny'

Rediff.com25 Apr 2017

"Prima facie there is no case made out against Sadhvi Pragya," said Justice More while granting bail to Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, accused of plotting the 2008 Malegaon blast on Tuesday. Sadhvi's lawyer Shyam Dewani speaks to Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com on what were the circumstances under which she got bail.

HC reserves order on Sadhvi Pragya's bail plea

HC reserves order on Sadhvi Pragya's bail plea

Rediff.com9 Feb 2010

The Bombay High Court has reserved its order on the bail plea of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, prime accused in the September 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case.After the trial court rejected her bail plea, Sadhvi moved the high court seeking liberty on the ground that the charge sheet had not been filed within the stipulated 90-day period.

Joshi murder: Sadhvi Pragya produced in MP court

Joshi murder: Sadhvi Pragya produced in MP court

Rediff.com25 Apr 2011

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur was on Monday presented before a court here in an ambulance parked inside the premises, in the Sunil Joshi murder case, as she was unable to step out due to spine problems.

Court refuses bail to Sadhvi Pragya in Malegaon blast case

Court refuses bail to Sadhvi Pragya in Malegaon blast case

Rediff.com7 Nov 2015

The special court for MCOCA cases on Saturday rejected the bail application of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, a key accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.

'Sadhvi Pragya conspired to strike terror in Malegaon'

'Sadhvi Pragya conspired to strike terror in Malegaon'

Rediff.com8 Jan 2012

The National Investigation Agency on Saturday opposed the bail plea of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, a key accused in the Malegaon blast case, in the special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act court. The agency said that she aided and abetted the other accused with the full knowledge of the terror strike and had offered all support to them. On November 18, Thakur had filed a bail application in the special MCOCA court for the third time.

HC seeks NIA's reply on Sadhvi Pragya's plea

HC seeks NIA's reply on Sadhvi Pragya's plea

Rediff.com12 Dec 2012

The Bombay high court has directed the National Investigation Agency to file its reply on a petition challenging its constitutional validity. Justice A S Oka was hearing a petition filed by Malegaon blasts accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur challenging the constitutional validity of the setting up of the NIA.

FIR against Sadhvi Pragya for Babri Masjid remark

FIR against Sadhvi Pragya for Babri Masjid remark

Rediff.com22 Apr 2019

The EC on Saturday had issued a show-cause notice to Thakur, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast accused currently out on bail, over her remark made during an interview to a news channel.

Karkare died for treating me badly: Sadhvi Pragya

Karkare died for treating me badly: Sadhvi Pragya

Rediff.com19 Apr 2019

"Hemant Karkare falsely implicated me. He died of his karma. I told him, he will be destroyed. I told him his entire dynasty will be erased," Pragya said.

Withdraw Sadhvi Pragya's candidature: Ex-bureaucrats

Withdraw Sadhvi Pragya's candidature: Ex-bureaucrats

Rediff.com25 Apr 2019

'The country needs to honour the sacrifice of Karkare and not allow deviant individuals to denigrate him and his memory'

Sadhvi Pragya's bail plea rejected in Malegaon blast case

Sadhvi Pragya's bail plea rejected in Malegaon blast case

Rediff.com25 Sep 2012

The special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court on Tuesday rejected the bail application of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, the key accused in the 2008 Malegoan blast.

Sadhvi Pragya files plea on train travel in MCOCA court

Sadhvi Pragya files plea on train travel in MCOCA court

Rediff.com20 Dec 2011

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, accused in the Malegaon blast case, has filed an application in the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act court.Thakur has requested the court to direct the probe team, which is scheduled to take her to Bhopal in connection with the murder case of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh activist Sunil Joshi, to let her travel in an air-conditioned compartment. Sunil Joshi's name had cropped up during the investigation of the Malegaon blasts case.

Sadhvi Pragya breaks down recalling 'torture' in custody

Sadhvi Pragya breaks down recalling 'torture' in custody

Rediff.com19 Apr 2019

Thakur, 48, also set the tone for her high-profile poll battle in Bhopal againt Congress candidate Digvijay Singh, whom she accused of using words like 'Hindu' and 'saffron' terror.

Cong has put my daughter in jail: Sadhvi Pragya's mother

Cong has put my daughter in jail: Sadhvi Pragya's mother

Rediff.com24 Jan 2012

Mother of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, prime accused in the September 2008 Malegaon blast case, on Tuesday said that her daughter had been "falsely implicated" and was "innocent".

I don't know what is my crime, says Sadhvi Pragya

I don't know what is my crime, says Sadhvi Pragya

Rediff.com17 Nov 2008

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, an accused in the Malegaon blast, has alleged that she has been tortured and ill-treated by the Anti-Terrorism Squad, her counsel told a court here today.

I'm victim of Chidambaram's 'saffron terrorism' bogey: Sadhvi Pragya

I'm victim of Chidambaram's 'saffron terrorism' bogey: Sadhvi Pragya

Rediff.com27 Apr 2017

Sadhvi, 44, was granted bail by the Bombay high court on Tuesday.

Malegaon blast: Sadhvi Pragya Thakur gets bail, Col Purohit stays in jail

Malegaon blast: Sadhvi Pragya Thakur gets bail, Col Purohit stays in jail

Rediff.com25 Apr 2017

The court has asked Sadhvi Pragya Thakur to pay a surety of Rs 5 lakh and surrender her passport to the National Investigation Agency.

2-Wheeler Linked Pragya To Malegaon Blast, Also Got Her Freed

2-Wheeler Linked Pragya To Malegaon Blast, Also Got Her Freed

Rediff.com31 Jul 2025

Unfortunately for the prosecution, the chassis number that the investigation was relying on to implicate Pragya failed as the court said in its judgment that the chassis number of the two-wheeler had been wiped out and therefore it could not be connected to Pragya.

'Victory for bhagwa': Pragya, Purohit hail Malegaon verdict

'Victory for bhagwa': Pragya, Purohit hail Malegaon verdict

Rediff.com31 Jul 2025

Former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit hailed a special court's order acquitting them in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. Thakur said the acquittal was a win for "bhagwa" (saffron) and that God will punish those who tried to insult it. Purohit said he was implicated and will continue to serve the nation.

Sadhvi Pragya breaks fast after being allowed to visit Kumbh

Sadhvi Pragya breaks fast after being allowed to visit Kumbh

Rediff.com18 May 2016

She wanted to take a dip in the Shipra river in Ujjain and had secured an order from a court in Dewas district.

Sunil Joshi murder: SC restrains NIA to quiz Pragya Singh

Sunil Joshi murder: SC restrains NIA to quiz Pragya Singh

Rediff.com9 Jul 2012

The Supreme Court on Monday restrained the National Investigation Agency from interrogating Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur in a 2007 murder case of former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh worker Sunil Joshi.