2008 Malegaon Blast Case: Court Rejects Claims Of Orders To Arrest RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat

Last Updated:August 02, 2025, 10:27 IST

Mehboob Mujawar, a former ATS officer alleged that he was asked to arrest Bhagwat with the intent of portraying a narrative of 'saffron terror.'

RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat (PTI)

A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Mumbai acquitted all the seven accused of 2008 Malegaon blast case on Thursday. The court, while passing verdict, also dismissed the claims made by a former Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) official that he had been ordered to arrest RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in the case.

The court in its judgement said that it did not find any force in the contentions raised by the advocate for accused Sudhakar Dwivedi, who had relied on the claims made by Mehboob Mujawar, a former ATS officer.

Mujawar’s claims were dismissed after he reiterated on Thursday that he was instructed to arrest Bhagwat with the intent of portraying a narrative of “saffron terror."

He further alleged that senior officers in the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) had directed him to detain Bhagwat.

However, he claimed to have defied those orders, stating that no evidence was found linking Bhagwat to the alleged crime and therefore refused to carry out what he described as an unlawful directive.

In its order, the court dismissed the defense lawyer’s argument, citing a statement from ACP Mohan Kulkarni, the then chief investigating officer, who clarified that Mujawar was never instructed to arrest any RSS member. Instead, he was tasked solely with locating the two fugitives, Ramji Kalsangra and Sandeep Dange.

(With inputs from PTI)

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