The father of a victim in the 2008 Malegaon blast trial has opposed the plea by accused Lt Col Prasad Purohit that sought an in-camera trial and sought its rejection by imposing heavy costs. The plea said that the accused is wasting the court's time by filing repeated applications.
UU Lalit was then Gujarat Home Minister Amit Shah's lawyer in the case when Narendra Modi's government was accused of covering up alleged fake encounter killings of Sohrabuddin Sheikh, his wife Kauserbi, and associate Tulsiram Prajapati.
Gujarat Assembly election 2022: DG Vanzara who was acquitted in 2017 in 2005 alleged fake encounters of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsi Prajapati after spending nearly eight years in jail, said his party Praja Vijay Party will contest on all the seats in the state.