Malegaon Blast: Nine Muslim accused seek bail

Monday January 17, 2011 06:09:13 PM, ummid.com & Agencies

Mumbai/Malegaon: Nine Muslim youths arrested in connection with the 2006 Malegaon blasts January 17 moved a special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court, seeking bail in the wake of Swami Aseemanand's confession pointing to a right-wing group's involvement in the case.

"From the confession it is clear that those responsible for the 2006 Malegaon blasts are persons far removed from the current accused," they said in the bail plea.

"Moreover", the accused said, "They have been in jail for past four years and 'there is no direct evidence of their involvement in the said offence and was only based on forcibly taken confession statement'."

Meanwhile, a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) delegation led by Maharashtra Minority Commission Chairman Nasim Siddique is also meeting Union Home Minister P Chidamabram on the matter.

"The confession by Aseemanand is sufficient to show that the Muslim youths arrested in the 2006 Malegaon blast are innocent and they should be released immediately. We are meeting Home Minister to apprise him of the new development in the case and urge him to intervene in the matter", Yusuf Haji, President, NCP, Malegaon unit said.

Maharashtra Minority Commission Chairman Nasim Siddique has already said that after Aseemannad's confessional statement there is no reason left to keep Muslim youths behind bar and they should be released immediately.

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