Special Judge A K Lahoti will deliver the verdict, the trial on which had begun in 2018. (File Photo)A special court in Mumbai will pronounce the verdict of the 2008 Malegaon blast today (August 31), in which former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit are among the accused. Special Judge A K Lahoti will deliver the verdict, the trial on which had begun in 2018. The judgement will is expected to be pronounced at 11am.Who are the accused: Seven accused namely former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur, Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit, Major Ramesh Upadhyay (Retd), Ajay Rahirkar, Sameer Kulkarni, Sudhakar Chaturvedi and Sudhakar Dhar Dwivedi are on trial facing charges, including criminal conspiracy and murder under the Indian Penal Code and sections of the anti-terror law, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Explosive Substances Act.Story continues below this adWhat had happened: On September 29, 2008, a bomb went off at a chowk in Malegaon, a town known for its powerloom industry, nearly 100 km northeast of Nashik in Maharashtra. The blast took place in the holy month of Ramazan, in an area with a large Muslim population and killed six people and injured 100. The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), which took over the investigation from the local police, suspected that the improvised explosive device (IED) had been planted on an LML Freedom motorcycle.Live UpdatesStay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© IE Online Media Services Pvt LtdTags:Malegaon blast