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|location=[[Malegaon]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
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{{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]]
==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
==Reactions==
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* [[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/
* 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
* 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
* 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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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
# [[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>
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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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[[Category:21st-century mass murder in India]]
[[Category:Mass murder in 2006]]
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[[Category:Terrorist incidents in India in 2006]]
[[Category:History of Maharashtra (1947–present)]]
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[[Category:Anti-Muslim violence in India]]
[[Category:September 2006 events in India]]
[[Category:Hate crimes]]▼
[[Category:Hindu terrorist incidents]]
[[Category:Right-wing terrorist incidents]]
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[[Category:Cemetery vandalism and desecration]]
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