NIA: Don't agree with Sadhvi's cancer report

MUMBAI: The National Investigating Agency on Monday told the Bombay high court that it did not agree with a medical report stating that Sadhvi Pragya Singh, accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, is suffering from breast cancer. Special public prosecutor Rohini Salian told Justice Abhay Thipsay, who is hearing a bail plea application filed by the Sadhvi, that it disputed the report.
The NIA may seek a fresh medical report to determine her condition.
Senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani and advocate Ganesh Sovani, counsel for the Sadhvi, said pointed out that both the Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer hospital, Bhopal, conducted a mammography test on her and had said that said she had had cancer. They said that a a doctor at Breach Candy Hospital doctor too had confirmed that Sadhvi had cancer. it. Sadhvi Pragya has sought bail both on merits as well as to undergo medical treatment.
Sadhvi, is one of the prime accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast and the RSS worker Sunil Joshi murder case. A blast at Dikku Chowk in Muslim-majority Malegaon on 29 September 2008 killed six persons. A bike used in the blasts was allegedly traced to Sadhvi Pragya, whose trail led to the other accused, including Lt Col Purohit. The charge sheet alleged that all the 11 accused were part of an organisation called Abhinav Bharat which aimed at establishing a Hindu rashtra through violent means.
The NIA said she could undergo treatment at the Bhopal hospital or in Tata Memorial hospital, Mumbai.