Malegaon blasts: After acquittal, Prasad Purohit welcomed with flower petals, ‘Jai Shri Ram’ chants

Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit, one of the seven persons acquitted in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blasts case last week, was on Sunday given a grand welcome by family members and supporters when he returned home in Pune.

At the Shantisheela Housing Society on the city’s Law College Road, Purohit was welcomed with a procession, in which traditional drums were beaten and flower petals were showered on him, PTI reported. Bharatiya Janata Party member and Rajya Sabha MP Medha Kulkarni was among those who attended the event.

Those who participated in the procession shouted “Jai Shree Ram” and “Sanatan Dharm Ki Jai” to celebrate Purohit’s acquittal.

Purohit was on bail in the case since August 2017 after having spent nearly nine years in jail. He has been posted at an Army formation in Mumbai since he got bail, according to The Indian Express. He visited his Pune home for the first time on Sunday after his acquittal on July 31.

#WATCH | Pune, Maharashtra: Society members and friends of Lt Colonel Prasad Shrikant Purohit felicitate him, as they welcome him home. NIA Court acquitted all accused, including him, in 2008 Malegaon blast case. pic.twitter.com/HCAGAyEsQv— ANI (@ANI) August 3, 2025

Apart from Purohit, the others who were acquitted in the case were Pragya Singh Thakur, Major Ramesh Upadhyay, Sameer Kulkarni, Ajay...

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