Lt Col Shrikant Purohit walks out of jail after 9 years

Lieutenant Colonel Shrikant Prasad Purohit, the prime accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, was released from the jail today. Lt Col Purohit, who spent almost 9 years in jail, was granted interim bail by the Supreme Court on August 22.

Army officers received Lt Col Purohit at Taloja jail in Navi Mumbai from where he was taken to Army unit in Colaba. Lt Col Purohit's suspension order would be revoked once he reaches the Army unit. He will be then handed over a posting order. Lt Col Purohit would then finally move to his house in Pune.

"I am very happy now. I want to return to my two families - my service and my home. My younger son is 12 years old and wants to join the army like me," Lt Col Purohit said on Tuesday.