The Union home ministry has written letters to the CBI and state governments concerned asking them whether they would like to hand over all “Hindu terror” cases, including the Malegaon blasts of 2006 and 2008, the Ajmer Dargah blasts case of 2007 and the 2007 Mecca Masjid blasts case, to the National Investigation Agency.
In another significant development, the MHA has also asked the Madhya Pradesh government to hand over the Sunil Joshi murder case to the NIA.
“A decision will be taken shortly after obtaining the views of the CBI and the states concerned,” a senior government official said.
The move has come after key Malegaon blast suspect Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur was placed under arrest by the MP police.