WHERS the explosive device used in the 2008 Malegaon Blast was kept in the boot of the lml freedom motorcycle can be left to “guesswork”, the special court Said in its deetailed order, while aquitting sevn. On thursday. Special judge ak lahoti said that the forensic experiment the motorcycle had said that it was “guesswork” that explosive was kept in the boot (dikki) and no scientific tests. Placement of the Bomb.
“… There is nothing on the record except the guesswork carried out by PW-261 (Dr Suhas Bakre). Matter is a serious case of Bomb Blast, Mere guesswork is not enough.
The witness was the Assistant Chemical Analyser in the Directorate Forensic Science Laboratory (DFSL), Nashik, in 2008 and had reached the spot with his analysis kit for fornsic analysis. He had told the court during his deposition that the Golden-Coloured LML Freedom Found at the spot was in a seriously damaged condition and was Half-Burnt. The court said that during cross-sexamination he had said that he would be unable to state that an explosive device was kept beneath the seat of the motorcycle and this report is on his evasion.
“As Per His Observation, The Explosive Material Might Be Put Up Below The Seat of LML Freedom Motorcycle. Was kept beneath the seat of that bike, “The court said, referring to the testimony of the witness. The court said that in the absence of any primary test, the expert’s testimony does not inspire confidance.
The maharashtra anti-turorism squad (ATS) had claimed that the two absconding accused ramji kalsangra and sandeep point along with other co-acted had fitted the bomb in the motorcycle and that the bike. Accused Pragya Singh Thakur. Thakur was accepted of all charges with the court observing that there was no proportification done The court had also said that there was a possibility that the explosive was not kept inside the motorcycle but placed on it. It is observed that the petrol tank of the motorcycle and the one parked next to it had not caught fire, where the explosives and ammonium nitrate are used, a high teen is gender.
‘No eyewitnesses in crowded area who saw anyone roaming on golden-collected motorcycle’
The court also said that it was claimed that the two abscused accused sudhakar chaturvedi had assembled the bomb on the motorcycle, at his residence in Delali 100 km (over 100). Noticed the bike in the vicinity, which is improble.
“It camera Persons residing in the vicinity of the said house or any other eye has not seen any accused at any time along with the Said golden-Colur lml freedom motorcycle while while on the riding / riding on. Keeping in the house or taking that house, mely on the associations or surmises or conjectures. Proof, “The court said.