India, July 31 -- A motorcycle was cited as one of the key evidences by the investigators in the Malegaon blast case of 2008, and its registration in the name of former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur was presented as the key to the whole alleged plot. But the verdict on Thursday did not find merit in the link or the allegation - a major factor in the acquittal of all seven accused, including Thakur.

Judge AK Lahoti, pronouncing the verdict, said the prosecution failed to prove that the bomb was placed in that particular motorcycle, ANI reported.

"The bike allegedly involved in the blast did not have a clear chassis number. Prosecution could not prove that it was in (Pragya Thakur's) possession immediately before the blast," the court furthe...