Major twist! Malegaon blast witness claims he was tortured by ATS, forced to falsely frame Yogi Adityanath, 4 RSS leaders

New Delhi, December 28: In a major twist in the ongoing Malegaon blast case, one of the witnesses has told a court that he was 'forced to frame Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath by the Maharashtra ATS during questioning.

 

He further said that he was also forced to take the names of five Rashtriya Swayamseval Sangh (RSS) members, including Indresh Kumar, Deodhar, and Kakaji.

 

The witness told Special NIA court that he was 'tortured by ATS, the then probe agency of the case' and claimed that the ATS forced him to falsely name Yogi Adityanath and four other people from RSS. He told the court that after the blast he was kept confined in the Mumbai ATS office for 7 days and after that, the ATS threatened to torture and implicate his family members if he did not name the then BJP MP Yogi Adityanath.

 

This is the latest revelation in the case, which has witnessed several witnesses turning hostile and retracting their statements. Before this, at least 13 witnesses have turned hostile and denied the claims they previously made in front of the probe agencies.

 

 

 

The witnesses in the 2008 Malegaon blast case are being examined by the special National Investigation Agency (NIA). Last week as well, a witness retracted his statement that he had allegedly made before the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS), which was probing the case initially.

 

Six people were killed and over 100 were injured when an improvised explosive device strapped to a motorcycle went off at Malegaon, Maharashtra. The blast took place at a mosque on September 29, 2008.

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