The Indian Army has cleared Colonel Shrikant Purohit for promotion to Brigadier following his acquittal in the Malegaon blast case and Armed Forces Tribunal intervention, resolving a prolonged service dispute over his career progression
The BJP welcomed the acquittal of all accused in the Malegaon blast case, accusing the Congress of inventing the "Hindu terror" narrative for vote-bank politics. It demanded apologies from Sonia and Rahul Gandhi and compensation for the wrongly accused
