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Line 4: {{Use dmy dates\|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox terrorist attack \|title=~~2006~~2008 Malegaon bombings \|image= \| map = {{Location map \| India Line 17: \|location=[[Malegaon]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]] \|target=Vicinity of [[Mosque]] \|date=8 September ~~2006~~2008 \|time-begin= \|time-end= Line 27: {{Terrorist attacks in India (since 2001)}} 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 NIA and ATS ([[Anti-Terrorism Squad]]) joint investigation and involved evidences pointed towards involvement of an extremist group [[Abhinav Bharat]] inand ~~the~~Pragya ~~said~~Thakur, who were later released from charges due to lack of ~~bombings~~evidence.<ref name=red>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/report/-malegaon-blasts-9-accused-set-to-walk-free/20130829.htm\|title=~~2006~~2008 Malegaon blasts: 9 accused set to walk free\|website=Rediff}}</ref><ref name="toi">{{cite news \|date=14 May 2016 \|title=Malegaon blasts: Now NIA says Maharashtra ATS planted RDX to frame Lt Col Purohit \|url=~~http~~https://~~articles.~~timesofindia.indiatimes.com~~/2013-05-13~~/india/~~39227378_1_kalsangra~~malegaon-~~and~~blasts-~~sharma~~in-~~dhan~~a-~~singh-senior~~turnaround-nia-~~official \|archive~~says-~~url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629053630/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013~~maharashtra-05anti-~~13/india/39227378_1_kalsangra~~terror-~~and~~squad-~~sharma~~planted-~~dhan~~rdx-~~singh~~to-~~senior~~frame-~~nia~~lt-~~official~~col-purohit/articleshow/52262487.cms \|~~archive~~access-date=2910 ~~June~~May ~~2013~~2024 ~~\|title=NIA to nail Hindu radicals in Malegaon chargesheet\|date= 13 May 2013~~\|work=[[The Times of India]] ~~\|access-date=28 September 2013~~}}</ref> ==Explosion== The explosions which resulted in at least 45 fatalities and 125 injuries, took place in a [[Islam\|Muslim]] cemetery, adjacent to a [[mosque]], at around 13:15 [[Indian Standard Time\|local time]] after [[Salat\|Friday prayers]] on the holy day of [[Mid-Sha'ban\|Shab e Bara'at]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/31-killed-100-injured-in-malegaon-blasts/article3072993.ece\|title=31 killed, 100 injured in Malegaon blasts\|newspaper=The Hindu \|date=8 September ~~2006~~2008\|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> Most of the blast victims were Muslim pilgrims. Security forces spoke of "two bombs attached to bicycles," but other reports indicated that three devices had exploded. A stampede ensued after the devices exploded. A [[curfew]] was imposed in the town and state paramilitary forces were deployed in sensitive areas to prevent unrest. ==Reactions== Line 36: * [[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\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205080739/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1790439%2C000900040001.htm\|title=Blasts rock Malegaon 38 killed, over 100 injured 'Hindustan Times'\|archive-date=5 February 2007}}</ref> * [[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 \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/~~2006~~2008/09/09/AR2006090900763.html \|newspaper=The Washington Post \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107181307/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/~~2006~~2008/09/09/AR2006090900763.html \|archive-date=7 November 2012 \|url-status=live \|access-date=21 March 2009 \|first=Aftab \|last=Khan \|date=9 September ~~2006~~2008 \|df=dmy }}</ref> * 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\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923023337/http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=73608\|title=Centre rushing additional forces to Malegaon ''Indian Express''\|archive-date=23 September 2012}}</ref> * 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 ~~2006~~2008}}</ref> * Various Muslim leaders have denounced the bombings and prayed for peace.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929135850/http://www.ndtv.com/template/template.asp?template=malegaonblasts&slug=Religious%20leaders%20pray%20for%20peace&id=92926&callid=1&category=National\|title=NDTV.com\|archive-date=29 September 2007\|website=www.ndtv.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20384569-1702,00.html\|title=National Religious leaders pray for peace}}</ref> In particular, Muslims in the state of [[Gujarat]] demonstrated against [[Pakistan]] for its alleged involvement in the blasts.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/gujarat-muslims-hold-antipak-protests/21052-3.html \|title=Gujarat Muslims hold anti-Pak rally ''IBN'' \|publisher=Ibnlive.com \|date=9 September ~~2006~~2008 \|access-date=28 September 2013}}</ref> * 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 ~~2006~~2008}}</ref> ==Investigations== Line 59: 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 \| archive-date=5 November 2012 \| work=[[The Times of India]] \| title=Malegaon, 7/11: Same Lethal cocktail used \| date=12 September 2006}}</ref> referring to the [[11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings]], a terrorist incident for which several Islamist groups are suspects. Since the investigation was still under way, Nasik Superintendent of Police Rajvardhan declined to give details, saying: "We can't say anything till we get reports from all the agencies".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=73746\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927193055/http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=73746\|title=''Indian Express''\|archive-date=27 September 2007}}</ref> However, the [[Anti Terrorist Squad (India)\|Anti ~~Terroris~~Terrorist Squad]] has prima facie ruled out the involvement of Hindu Nationalist groups like the [[Bajrang Dal]] in the Malegaon blasts citing two reasons: # [[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 \|archive-date=5 November 2012 \|title=Malegaon, 7/11: Same Lethal cocktail used \|date=12 September 2006 \|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] \|access-date=28 September 2013}}</ref> Line 83: 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== Line 113 ⟶ 115: [[Category:21st-century mass murder in India]] [[Category:Mass murder in 2006]] [[Category:~~Improvised~~2006 ~~explosive device~~building bombings ~~in India~~]] [[Category:Terrorist incidents in India in 2006]] [[Category:History of Maharashtra (1947–present)]] Line 122 ⟶ 124: [[Category:Anti-Muslim violence in India]] [[Category:September 2006 events in India]] [[Category:Hate crimes]]▼ [[Category:Hindu terrorist incidents]] [[Category:Right-wing terrorist incidents]] [[Category:~~Attacks~~Mosque ~~on mosques~~bombings in ~~Asia~~India]] [[Category:Cemetery vandalism and desecration]] ▲[[Category:~~Hate~~2006 ~~crimes~~in Islam]]