On Wednesday, the Bombay High Court in Mumbai discharged four accused—Rajendra Chaudhary, Dhan Singh, Manohar Ram Singh Narwaria, and Lokesh Sharma—in the 2006 Malegaon blast case, quashing charges against them. The blasts, which occurred on September 8, 2006, killed 31 people and injured 312 others, with bombs detonating in Malegaon town, Nashik district, Maharashtra, India. Initially, the state Anti-Terrorism Squad arrested nine Muslim men, but the case was later taken over by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which claimed the attacks were orchestrated by right-wing extremists. A special court had previously framed charges against the four accused, but the High Court found that the NIA failed to provide sufficient evidence, leading to the discharge of the accused. The court had stayed further proceedings pending the outcome of the appeals.