Mumbai, July 31 -- The Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court, presided over by Judge AK Lahoti, is scheduled to deliver its long-awaited verdict today in the high-profile 2008 Malegaon blast case.

The judgment, expected at 11:00 a.m., comes 17 years after the terror attack and involves key accused and former BJP Member of Parliament Pragya Singh Thakur.

Significant security measures have been implemented around the Sessions Court in South Mumbai ahead of the ruling, with a heavy police presence deployed outside the courthouse complex.

The verdict has drawn substantial media attention, with a large contingent of electronic media photographers and videographers stationed outside the court building to capture visuals of the accu...