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{{Short description|Bombings in Malegaon, Maharashtra state, India}}
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The '''2006 Malegaon bombings''' took place on 8 September 2006 in [[Malegaon]], a town in the [[Nashik]] district of the [[India]]n [[States of India|state]] of [[Maharashtra]], 290 km northeast of [[Mumbai]]. The Maharashtra [[Anti-Terrorism Squad]] (ATS) initially blamed the bombings on the [[Students Islamic Movement of India]] (SIMI), but in a [[chargesheet]] filed in 2013 the
==Explosion==
The explosions
==Reactions==
* [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Maharashtra Chief Minister]] [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]] promised compensation payments of [[Indian rupee|Rs]]
* [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Manmohan Singh]] condemned the blasts and appealed for calm.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1790439,000900040001.htm|
* [[Home Minister (India)|Home Minister]] [[Shivraj Patil]] said the incident seemed designed to "divide the various sections of the public."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0609090030sep09,1,2178741.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true |work=Chicago Tribune |title=Home Minister Shivraj Patil }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
* [[Indian National Congress|Congress party]] president [[Sonia Gandhi]] has called on Indians to maintain calm.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gandhi Calls on Indians to Maintain Calm
* A home ministry official in Delhi said central security forces, including personnel from the anti-riot [[Rapid Action Force]], were sent to Malegaon.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=73608|
* There were episodes of violence when Muslims in Malegaon attacked police and their vehicles following the blasts.<ref name="Indian town seething with anger">{{cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5330832.stm | work=BBC News | title=Indian town seething with anger | date=9 September
* Various Muslim leaders have denounced the bombings and prayed for peace.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/|
* US ambassador [[David Mulford]] said he was "shocked and saddened by the brutal terrorist bombings" and that the US stood "with India in its fight against terrorism".<ref>{{cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5326730.stm | work=BBC News | title=Blasts kill 37 in India graveyard | date=8 September
==Investigations==
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On 10 September, [[NDTV]] reported that investigators had identified the owner of one of the bicycles on which a bomb was planted.<ref>[http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15098&Itemid=117 Breakthrough in India Blasts Probe] ''[[Saudi Gazette]]'' {{dead link|date=July 2011}}</ref> On the same day, police released sketches of two suspects wanted in connection with the bomb attacks.<ref name=autogenerated1>[https://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060910/wl_asia_afp/indiaattacksblast AFP Police release sketches of India blast suspects ''Yahoo News'']{{dead link|date=September 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (Link dead as of 15 January 2007)</ref> On 11 September, Maharashtra Director General of Police [[P. S. Pasricha]] said that the officers investigating the blasts had produced leads and expressed confidence that a breakthrough would be achieved soon.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/sep/11malegaon1.htm |title=Cops gain vital leads 'Rediff.com' |work=Rediff.com |access-date=28 September 2013}}</ref>
On 30 October, the first arrest is made of Noor-Ul-Huda, an activist of the [[Students Islamic Movement of India]].<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite news|title=Malegaon blasts: SIMI activist held |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/239612.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207004102/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/239612.cms
===Suspicions and releases===
The Maharashtra police initially suspected [[Bajrang Dal]], the [[Lashkar-e-Toiba]] or the [[Jaish-e-Mohammed]] of involvement in the attacks. No evidence was released against any of these groups,<ref>{{cite news|author=Prafulla Marpakwar |date=10 September 2006 |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-09-10/india/27794973_1_nanded-blast-malegaon-blasts-bajrang |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105055352/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-09-10/india/27794973_1_nanded-blast-malegaon-blasts-bajrang
Malegaon has been the focus of communal tension for some time, which spilled out into the open in 1984, 1992, and 2001, when there were large scale protests over the United States invasion of Afghanistan. Police had killed 12 Muslim protesters after a brief altercation with them.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5330832.stm | work=BBC News | title=Indian town seething with anger | date=9 September 2006}}</ref> The [[Taliban]] regime in [[Afghanistan]] had enjoyed immense support from Muslims in Malegaon.<ref name="Indian town seething with anger"/>
In May 2006, police recovered a cache of [[RDX]] explosives and automatic rifles from the region based on information they said was provided by arrested extremist Islamists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/|title=Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera|website=www.aljazeera.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/08/india.blast.reut/index.html|title=Police Recover Cache of RDX explosives|website=[[CNN]] }}</ref> The arrested were former members of the [[Students Islamic Movement of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/|
In the September 2006 incident, police investigations have determined that the explosives contained in these bombings were "a cocktail of [[RDX]], [[ammonium nitrate]] and fuel oil – the same mixture used in 7/11",<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-09-12/india/27800611_1_malegaon-blasts-p-k-jain-maharashtra-town | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105055424/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-09-12/india/27800611_1_malegaon-blasts-p-k-jain-maharashtra-town
However, the [[Anti Terrorist Squad (India)|Anti
# [[RDX]] is only available to Islamist outfits.
# [[Bajrang Dal]] activists so far have only used crude bombs, nothing as sophisticated as the ones in Malegaon.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-09-12/india/27800611_1_malegaon-blasts-p-k-jain-maharashtra-town |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105055424/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-09-12/india/27800611_1_malegaon-blasts-p-k-jain-maharashtra-town
Ajai Sahni, an intelligence analyst who tracks terrorist groups in South Asia, also said it was unlikely to be a Hindu group because they "lacked the organisation for such an attack".<ref name=autogenerated1 />
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As of 30 October 2006, the most recent arrests involved members of the [[Students Islamic Movement of India]] and suspicions are presently directed at them as, after the arrests, the police have claimed to be closer to solving the case.<ref name="indiatimes1"/>
On 28 November 2006, Mumbai police stated that two Pakistani nationals were involved in the explosions. "We have successfully detected the Malegaon blasts case. We are, however, on the lookout for eight more suspects in the case," said DGP PS Pasricha. The Anti-Terrorism Squad probing into the case has already arrested eight suspects, including two booked in the 11 July Mumbai serial blasts, in connection with four explosions that rocked the town killing 31 people and injuring more than 200.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/610189.cms | work=The Times of India | title=Police crack Malegaon serial blasts case, spot SIMI hand- Politics/Nation-News-The Economic Times | date=28 November 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14339007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930221248/http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14339007
Three accused gave a confession about their involvement in the conspiracy, but soon after, two of them retracted before a magistrate, saying they had not made a voluntary disclosure. This was revealed to a special court by the accused themselves when they were produced before it for remand. The development assumes significance as under [[Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act|MCOCA]], a confession does not have evidential value if it is not a voluntary and true disclosure.
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Seeking their remand, public prosecutor Raja Thakre said the accused had played a vital role in the conspiracy and investigations conducted by Anti-Terrorist Squad so far had revealed involvement of more persons who are yet to be arrested.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/dec/06malegaon.htm |title=3 confess in Malegaon blast case, 2 retract |work=Rediff.com |date=31 December 2004 |access-date=28 September 2013}}</ref>
On 16 November 2011, seven of the accused in the Malegaon blasts were released on bail after five years of detention in jail.<ref>{{cite web|title=Malegaon: Seven accused released on bail|url=http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=390202&catid=36|publisher=The Statesman|date=16 November 2011 |access-date=17 November 2011
===Case handover===
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In 2013, after taking over the case, the [[National Investigation Agency]] (NIA) contradicted the ATS and CBI findings,<ref name=it>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/west/story/malegaon-blast-case-nia-rubbishes-ats-cbi-fake-bomb-based-investigations-india-today-164162-2013-05-23|title=NIA rubbishes ATS-CBI's fake bomb-based investigations in 2006 Malegaon blast case|website=India Today}}</ref> and arrested four persons, namely Lokesh Sharma, Dhan Singh, Manohar Singh and Rajendra Choudhary, all belonging to the Hindu right wing group [[Abhinav Bharat]]. On 22 May 2013 they were all chargesheeted.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/maharashtra/2006-malegaon-blasts-all-9-accused-discharged-by-mumbai-court_1879501.html|title=2006 Malegaon blast case: Mumbai court drops charges against nine accused|date=25 April 2016|website=Zee News}}</ref><ref name=it/>
On 25 April 2016, the [[Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act]] (MCOCA) court dismissed all charges against the eight Muslim men initially arrested by the Maharashtra [[Anti Terrorist Squad (India)|Anti-Terrorist Squad]] in 2006. The men has spent five years in jail before being released on bail in 2011.<ref name="NDTV">{{cite news|last1=Mehta|first1=Tejas|title=Malegaon Blast: After 5 Years in Jail, Charges Dropped Against 8 Muslim Men|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/charges-dropped-against-8-muslim-men-accused-in-malegaon-blast-case-1399182|access-date=25 April 2016|publisher=[[NDTV]]|date=25 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Nandgaonkar|first1=Satish|title=Eight accused in 2006 Malegaon blasts case discharged|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/2006-malegaon-blasts-case-accused-disharged/article8519574.ece|access-date=25 April 2016|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=25 April 2016}}</ref>
On 7 May 2024, the [[National Investigation Agency]] (NIA) said the says Maharashtra [[Anti-Terrorism Squad|Anti Terrorist Squad]] (ATS) planted RDX to frame Shrikant Purohit and many others, while they were tortured to take names of Hindu leaders.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=2008 Malegaon blast trial: Accused Lt Col Purohit alleges torture by ATS |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/2008-malegaon-blast-trial-accused-lt-col-purohit-alleges-torture-by-ats-3014383 |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref name="toi" />
==See also==
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* [[29 September 2008 western India bombings|2008 Malegoan & Modasa bombing]]
* [[List of terrorist incidents, 2006]]
* [[Hindu nationalist terrorism]]
==References==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061013151208/http://voanews.com/english/2006-09-08-voa23.cfm Voice of America news article]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/5326730.stm BBC news article]
* [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/4C33FB54-5D63-465A-8E33-4C877EAE44D4.htm Aljazeera news article]{{dead link|date=
* [https://news.google.com/nwshp?hl=en&tab=wn&ncl=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/08/world/asia/08cnd-india.html%3Fref%3Dasia Google news link]
* [http://www.milligazette.com/dailyupdate/2006/20060911_malegaon_blast_corpse_fake_beard.htm Allegations by Indian Muslim Newspaper of "Corpse with fake beard found"]
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