Mumbai: The three accused in the September 29 Malegaon blasts - Pragya Singh Thakur (a god woman), former Army official Ramesh Upadhyay and Sameer Kulkarni - on Saturday underwent polygraph tests at a Forensic Science Laboratory in Mumbai.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader Raj Thackeray’s arrest on Tuesday (October 21, 2008) by the Mumbai police had serious repercussions across Maharashtra.
The explosion that claimed four lives in Malegaon on Monday night was caused by a bomb placed on a motorcycle, police said on Tuesday. Earlier reported to be a gas cylinder explosion, the blast at Bhikku Chowk in the heart of the town left over 50 people injured.
As the stalemate over Chief Ministership in Maharashtra lingered, Congress is said to be seriously considering NCP's demand for two deputy chief ministers in lieu of the top post.
As the tussle for Maharashtra's chief ministership among Congress and NCP hots up, the Congress camp today put the ball in the court of party high command to decide over the contentious issue.
With numbers in his favour, NCP chief Sharad Pawar met Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday and staked claim for Maharashtra Chief Ministership for his party, which has emerged as the single largest party in the Assembly polls.
Central Congress leaders Pranab Mukherjee and Ghulam Nabi Azad will arrive here on Saturday evening to supervise formation of the new Congress-NCP government in the state.
