Mumbai, Aug. 2 -- In her first public appearance since being acquitted in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, former BJP parliamentarian Pragya Singh Thakur today leveled explosive allegations against law enforcement officials, claiming systematic torture and political coercion during her detention.

The controversial figure framed her judicial exoneration as a triumph for Hindu nationalist ideology, declaring it a "victory of saffron, religion, Sanatan Dharma and Hindutva".

Speaking to the media outside the Mumbai session court, Thakur provided graphic details of her 24-day custody period, specifically implicating former Mumbai Police Commissioner Paramveer Singh in what she described as "relentless physical abuse".

"The brutality I endured t...