NEW DELHI: Sameer Kulkarni , one of the seven individuals cleared of charges in the Malegaon blast has accused senior Congress leaders and the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of orchestrating a conspiracy to malign the Hindu community and manipulate evidence.
Speaking to ANI, Kulkarni alleged that the entire case was built for political gain during the 2009 state elections, calling it an act of "Muslim appeasement" by the then Congress government.
"We immediately expressed gratitude to the court. We fought this legal battle for the self-respect of the majority Hindu community," Kulkarni said. He blamed senior Congress leaders including Sharad Pawar, Digvijay Singh, Sushilkumar Shinde, Shivraj Patil, P Chidambaram, Jayant Patil, Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Shakeel Ahmed, and Ahmed Patel for the case. “If the Hindu community had not realised its duty and changed the government in 2014, we could not have come out alive,” he said, urging Hindus to "never vote for Congress so that no innocent is trapped again."
Kulkarni further alleged that investigating officers were pressured and evidence was tampered with. “Even the ATS and other officers were pressurised and evidence were erased or manipulated. There were a lot of ATS officers who didn’t know their statements were falsely recorded by their seniors,” he said. He claimed the motive behind implicating them was their opposition to Congress’ actions. “This was a conspiracy to defame Hindu community globally and mislead the minorities... the Congress leadership has been supporting the Pakistani ISI and if we want to save our future generations, Congress should completely be erased,” he added.
Retired police inspector Mehiboob Mujawar, who was with the ATS during the initial investigation, echoed concerns about the legitimacy of the probe. Speaking to ANI, Mujawar claimed that he had been ordered to arrest RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to bolster a “Bhagwa terror” narrative. “I did not follow the orders as they were horrific. As I did not obey, a false case was registered against me which destroyed my 40-year career,” Mujawar said. He asserted, “There was no saffron terrorism. Everything was fake.”
On September 29, 2008, six people were killed and over 100 injured when a bomb strapped to a motorbike exploded near a mosque in Malegaon during Ramzan and on the eve of Navratri. With all seven accused now acquitted, the case has turned into a flashpoint over the politicisation of terror probes and the reliability of past investigations.
Speaking to ANI, Kulkarni alleged that the entire case was built for political gain during the 2009 state elections, calling it an act of "Muslim appeasement" by the then Congress government.
"We immediately expressed gratitude to the court. We fought this legal battle for the self-respect of the majority Hindu community," Kulkarni said. He blamed senior Congress leaders including Sharad Pawar, Digvijay Singh, Sushilkumar Shinde, Shivraj Patil, P Chidambaram, Jayant Patil, Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Shakeel Ahmed, and Ahmed Patel for the case. “If the Hindu community had not realised its duty and changed the government in 2014, we could not have come out alive,” he said, urging Hindus to "never vote for Congress so that no innocent is trapped again."
#WATCH | Maharashtra | NIA Court acquitted all the accused in the Malegaon blast case | Acquitted accused Sameer Kulkarni says, "We immediately expressed gratitude to the court... We fought this legal battle for the self-respect of the majority Hindu community. The then Congress… pic.twitter.com/3bU5ed1Elc
— ANI (@ANI) August 1, 2025
Kulkarni further alleged that investigating officers were pressured and evidence was tampered with. “Even the ATS and other officers were pressurised and evidence were erased or manipulated. There were a lot of ATS officers who didn’t know their statements were falsely recorded by their seniors,” he said. He claimed the motive behind implicating them was their opposition to Congress’ actions. “This was a conspiracy to defame Hindu community globally and mislead the minorities... the Congress leadership has been supporting the Pakistani ISI and if we want to save our future generations, Congress should completely be erased,” he added.
Retired police inspector Mehiboob Mujawar, who was with the ATS during the initial investigation, echoed concerns about the legitimacy of the probe. Speaking to ANI, Mujawar claimed that he had been ordered to arrest RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to bolster a “Bhagwa terror” narrative. “I did not follow the orders as they were horrific. As I did not obey, a false case was registered against me which destroyed my 40-year career,” Mujawar said. He asserted, “There was no saffron terrorism. Everything was fake.”
On September 29, 2008, six people were killed and over 100 injured when a bomb strapped to a motorbike exploded near a mosque in Malegaon during Ramzan and on the eve of Navratri. With all seven accused now acquitted, the case has turned into a flashpoint over the politicisation of terror probes and the reliability of past investigations.
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