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Hemant Karkare died because I cursed him: Sadhvi Pragya

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Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case and the BJP candidate from Bhopal, said that former Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) Hemant Karkare lost his life because she had cursed him.

Karkare was killed along with two other senior police officers while fighting terrorists during the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai in November 2008.

“I called Hemant Karkare and asked him to let me go if there is no evidence (against me). He (Karkare) said that he will bring evidence but will not leave me. I told him — You will be ruined,” she said.

Pragya Thakur, who formally joined the BJP on Wednesday and will contest against Digvijay Singh from Bhopal parliamentary constituency, is among the seven accused facing trial in Malegaon blast case.

Six people were killed and a dozen others were injured after a bomb placed on a motorcycle exploded in Maharashtra’s Malegaon on September 29, 2008.

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Thakur has been cleared of charges under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act and was granted bail by the Bombay High Court in 2017 but remains an accused under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.

“After spending 10 years in jail due to Congress conspiracy, I have come here to fight the political and religious war,” Thakur said after joining the BJP.

She is expected to file her nomination from Bhopal on April 23. Bhopal will go to polls on May 12. Counting of votes will take place on May 23.

(With ANI inputs)

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