Bhopal, April 19 -- Malegaon blast accused and BJP's Bhopal Lok Sabha seat candidate Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur has said former Anti-Terrorism Squad chief Hemant Karkare died during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks as she "cursed" him for torturing her.

Addressing BJP workers here Thursday night, Pragya also claimed Karkare had made up his mind not to release her.

"Hemant Karkare was called by the (Malegaon blast) probe panel member to Mumbai. I was then in a Mumbai jail. The commission member told him that if he didn't have any proof against me, he should not unlawfully hold me in jail," she said.

"But he (Karkare) said he will do anything to bring the proof...Will do anything...will create it, bring it from here and there, but will no...