The accused in the Malegaon blasts case, Lt Col Prasad Purohit and his associates, may have been booked for a relatively minor explosion as far as terrorist attacks go, but the group had ambitious plans of setting up a Hindu rashtra. Their ‘‘constitution’’ talks about economy, education, defence, one nation, training of its citizens and even SEZ. A few paragraphs of the constitution which Purohit read out in a conspiracy meeting talk about strengthening Bharatiya culture along with nationalism as defined in Vedic literature. Delhi-based doctor R P Singh was also present in the meeting where the constitution was discussed. Recordings of these discussions were on the laptop of the accused, Dayanand Pandey. Here are some excerpts: There’s need for self reliance and agricultural development while maintaining cultural and ethnic unity of India. The ‘‘statute’’ calls for implementation of the law by the strictest possible means. It speaks about the need of ‘‘Bharatiya armed forces’’ with ‘‘Bharatiya traditions and values’’. Purohit suggests that the Army should be converted into a one-crore force. The defence minister should be called War minister. Pandey suggests that in their plans, Pakistan should not be mentioned since it’s not a country but part of Akhand Bharat.A special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act court on Thursday took cognisance of the chargesheet filed by the ATS in the Malegaon blast case. Defence lawyers had opposed the chargesheet, saying that MCOCA was not applicable to the case and the matter could be dealt with only under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.
Key Accused: Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit (37) He is the brain behind the September 29, 2008, blasts and the man that held it all together. He was the founder and one of the chief fundraisers of the Pune-based organisation, Abinhav Bharat. He is also accused of procuring the RDX that was used in the blast He was arrested on November 5, 2008.
Swami Dayanand Pandey alias Shankar Acharya alias Sukhakar Dwuvedi (40) He can be seen as the key ‘point man’ and is said to have been present at the meetings held in Bhopal, Pune and Faridabad before the Malegaon blasts. He is also accused of conducting meetings with the other accused. Prior to his arrest, he ran two ashrams in Kanpur and Jammu and Kashmir He was arrested on November 14, 2008.
Ajay Rahirkar (39) He was the treasurer of the Abhinav Bharat, and a part of the fund raisers’ group. He paid Rs 2.5 lakh to Swami Dayanand Pandey prior to the blast He was arrested on November 2, 2008 .
Jagdish Mhatre (40) A habitual criminal and an accused in a murder and an extortion case in Kalyan and Thane, he is believed to have paid Dhawde for the weapons He was arrested on November 2, 2008 .
Sameer Kulkarni (32) A former member of the Akhil Bharatya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), he was employed at a printing press. He is suspected to have supplied the chemicals used in the bomb. He was arrested on October 28, 2008 .
Sudhakar Chaturvedi (37) Originally a resident of Mirzapur in UP, Chaturvedi was picked up from Deolali where he stayed in a rented room. He is accused of conspiracy; the bomb was assembled in his house He was arrested on November 4, 2008 .
Sham Bhanwarlal Sahu (42) He is suspected to be one of the bomb planters. A commerce graduate from Christian College in Indore, Sahu has a mobile phone shop and also acted as a realty broker. He is also accused of abetting the blasts and conspiracy He was arrested on October 23, 2008.
Shivnarayan Kalsangra Singh (36) A BSc graduate Singh is seen as a “mechanical and electrical’’ expert by the ATS. He is suspected to have assembled the timer device while making the bomb. He was arrested on October 23, 2008 .
Retired Major Ramesh Upadhyaya (64) A resident of Akurdi, Pune, he worked with the military’s intelligence unit, and is suspected to have provided the training required for procuring and assembling the bombs. He was arrested on October 28, 2008 .
Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur (38) Her bike was used to plant the bomb in Malegaon, and she is accused of engineering the blast. She has a Masters in History, and became a sadhvi in January 2007. She was arrested on October 23 .
Rakesh Dhawde (35) Dhawde, an arms expert, has been booked for four previous bomb blast cases. He provided the required weapon training and supplied arms to Purohit. He was arrested on November 2, 2008 .
Key Accused: Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit (37) He is the brain behind the September 29, 2008, blasts and the man that held it all together. He was the founder and one of the chief fundraisers of the Pune-based organisation, Abinhav Bharat. He is also accused of procuring the RDX that was used in the blast He was arrested on November 5, 2008.
Swami Dayanand Pandey alias Shankar Acharya alias Sukhakar Dwuvedi (40) He can be seen as the key ‘point man’ and is said to have been present at the meetings held in Bhopal, Pune and Faridabad before the Malegaon blasts. He is also accused of conducting meetings with the other accused. Prior to his arrest, he ran two ashrams in Kanpur and Jammu and Kashmir He was arrested on November 14, 2008.
Ajay Rahirkar (39) He was the treasurer of the Abhinav Bharat, and a part of the fund raisers’ group. He paid Rs 2.5 lakh to Swami Dayanand Pandey prior to the blast He was arrested on November 2, 2008 .
Jagdish Mhatre (40) A habitual criminal and an accused in a murder and an extortion case in Kalyan and Thane, he is believed to have paid Dhawde for the weapons He was arrested on November 2, 2008 .
Sameer Kulkarni (32) A former member of the Akhil Bharatya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), he was employed at a printing press. He is suspected to have supplied the chemicals used in the bomb. He was arrested on October 28, 2008 .
Sudhakar Chaturvedi (37) Originally a resident of Mirzapur in UP, Chaturvedi was picked up from Deolali where he stayed in a rented room. He is accused of conspiracy; the bomb was assembled in his house He was arrested on November 4, 2008 .
Sham Bhanwarlal Sahu (42) He is suspected to be one of the bomb planters. A commerce graduate from Christian College in Indore, Sahu has a mobile phone shop and also acted as a realty broker. He is also accused of abetting the blasts and conspiracy He was arrested on October 23, 2008.
Shivnarayan Kalsangra Singh (36) A BSc graduate Singh is seen as a “mechanical and electrical’’ expert by the ATS. He is suspected to have assembled the timer device while making the bomb. He was arrested on October 23, 2008 .
Retired Major Ramesh Upadhyaya (64) A resident of Akurdi, Pune, he worked with the military’s intelligence unit, and is suspected to have provided the training required for procuring and assembling the bombs. He was arrested on October 28, 2008 .
Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur (38) Her bike was used to plant the bomb in Malegaon, and she is accused of engineering the blast. She has a Masters in History, and became a sadhvi in January 2007. She was arrested on October 23 .
Rakesh Dhawde (35) Dhawde, an arms expert, has been booked for four previous bomb blast cases. He provided the required weapon training and supplied arms to Purohit. He was arrested on November 2, 2008 .
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