As per Government of India, Ministry of Home affairs (IS-IV) order No. 1-11034/18/2011-IS.IV dated 4th April, 2011NIA has taken over the investigation FIR No. 95/06 & 96/06 of Azad Nagar P S dated 08/09/2006 and 3088/06 of Malegaon City P S Dated 13/09/2006
(all three cases merged and re-numbered as a single FIR vide ATS PS Crime No. 7/2006 and renumbered by CBI as RC BS-2/2007/S/0001/CBI/ STF/Mum dated 13/07/2007)and re-renumbered on 06/04/2011 as a case RC-03/2011/NIA/DLI u/s 3(1)(i), 3(2), 3(3) & 3(4) Maharashtra
Control of Organised Crime Act; 302, 307, 324, 325, 326, 427,436,295,121-A, 212, 120-B, 153-A, 505(2) & 34 Indian Penal Code; 10, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 & 23 UA(P) Act ; 6&9(B) Explosive Act ; 3,4,5 & 6 Explosives Substances Act ; 12(I)(c) Passport Act; 7(d)
Criminal Law Amendment Act.
Summary of Allegations
On 08/09/2006, four bomb explosions (three in Hamidia Masjid and one at Mushwarat Chowk) occurred in Malegaon which resulted death of 31 persons and injuries to 312 persons. Two cases i.e. 95/06 and 96/06 were registered in this regard at the Azad Nagar
PS, Malegaon. Further, on 13/09/06, a fake bomb was found at Mohammadiya Masjid shopping complex and case vide crime No 3088/2006 was registered at Malegaon city Police station.
Present Status
Complicity of 21 accused persons surfaced during investigation, of which 01 accused person died and 07 accused persons are absconding. ATS Maharashtra filed Charge sheet against 09 accused persons on 21-12-2006 and CBI also filed the supplementary charge-sheet
on 11.02.2010 against the same accused persons before the Hon’ble MCOC Spl. Court Mumbai. NIA filed Supplementary Charge-sheet against 04 accused persons on 22.05.2013 before the NIA Spl. Court, Mumbai. Case is under trial at NIA Special Court, Mumbai and
charges are yet to be framed. Further investigation in respect of remaining accused is in progress.
On 25/04/2016 , NIA Special Court passed order and discharged accused A-1 , A-3 to A-9 . (Case against A-2 has already been abated)