2006 Malegaon bombings
| 2006 Malegaon bombings | |
|---|---|
| Location | Malegaon, Maharashtra, India |
| Date | 8 September 2006 (UTC+5.5) |
| Target | Vicinity of Mosque |
Attack type | Bombings |
| Deaths | 45 |
| Injured | 125+ |
The 2006 Malegaon bombings took place on 8 September 2006 in Malegaon, a town in the Nashik district of the Indian state of Maharashtra, some 290 km northeast of Mumbai. The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) initially blamed the bombings on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), but in a chargesheet filed in 2013 the NIA and ATS (Anti-Terrorism Squad) joint investigation and involved evidences pointed towards the involvement of eight members of extremist group Abhinav Bharat, who were later released from charges due to lack of evidence.