A suspended Maharashtra ATS officer told a court in Solapur that two of the absconding accused in 2008 Malegaon blasts case are dead but are falsely shown as “alive” by probe agencies.
Mumbai Anti-Terrorism Squads former senior inspector Mehmood Mujawar has, in an application filed in August before a magistrate court in Solapur, alleged that Sandeep Dange and Ramchandra Kalsangra, accused in the Malegaon blasts case, are “no more”.
Notably, Mujawar was suspended after a case under Arms Act and criminal intimidation was filed against him in a Solapur court.
Mujawar, in his application submitted before the Magistrate court, said, “Sandeep Dange and Ramji Kalsangra are in fact no more but are shown alive in Malegaon bomb blast case by high ranking police officers.”
The application was filed in the court by Mujawar on August 19 this year seeking early disposal of the case under Arms Act registered against him.
Mujawar, in his application, alleged that the case was filed against him as a conspiracy and was a pressure tactic as he wanted to reveal the truth about the death of Dange and Kalsangra.
When asked about Mujawars claim, former ATS chief K P Raghuvanshi rubbished it saying, “I don’t even remember who this Mujawar is or if he was even part of the team that investigated the case.”
“At least, in my tenure in ATS, nothing of this sort has happened,” said Raghuvanshi.
A retired police official, who has worked in the ATS, questioned Mujawar’s claim, asking as to why the allegation is being made now after eight years.
“Who had stopped this official from revealing these important facts before. We must not believe these claims,” the official, requesting anonymity, said.
A bomb strapped to a motorcycle exploded in Malegaon on September 29, 2008, killing seven people and injuring around 100.
