Srinagar: A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court directed BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur to remain present for the hearing in Malegaon blast case next week, while rejecting her plea seeking an exemption due to completion of Parliament procedures.
The court directed the 2008 blasts accused to remain present for the hearing this week.
The hearing is slated between June 3 and 7.
Acording IndianExpress reprot the terror blast accused Pragya Singh Thakur apart from Thakur, the court had on May 21 granted exemption to Lt. Col. Prasad Purohit and Sudhakar Chaturvedi from appearing before it for that week, PTI had reported.
After the matter was taken up by the special NIA court, the three accused filed applications through their lawyers seeking exemption from appearance.
“Prior to this, the court had directed all the seven accused in the case to be present before it once a week,” the report read.