Purohit granted bail in fake arms license case

A local court in Nashik has granted conditional bail to Malegaon blast accused Lieutenant Colonel Shrikant Prasad Purohit in fake arms license case.

A local court in Nashik has granted conditional bail to Malegaon blast accused Lieutenant Colonel Shrikant Prasad Purohit in fake arms license case.

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Judge VV Joshi granted him conditional bail on Rs 15,000 personal bond, Purohit's advocate Avinash Bhide said.

A fake arms license case was registered against Purohit by the Sarkarwada police in Nashik on November 15 following a complaint filed by his Pune-based friend Shirish Date.

The complaint stated that he (Purohit) had prepared fake documents to provide date with arms license.

Purohit was handed over to the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad and will be brought to Mumbai.