EP-333 | Was Lt Col Purohit 'Framed' in 2008 Malegaon Blast Case? | His Forensic Advisor Reveals All

08/08/2025 2h 9min Episodio 333

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Episode Synopsis

Priya Kaushal is a forensic psychologist who supported the legal defense team of Lt Col. Prasad Purohit with forensic and procedural insights.In this episode of the ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash, she exposes critical lapses in the 2008 Malegaon blast investigation. She highlights the challenges of evidence, justice, and coercion in the case.She explains how forensic protocols were ignored at a heavily contaminated crime scene, raising serious concerns about investigative bias, concerns later acknowledged by the court.Timestamps00:00 – Introduction02:06 – Forensic Psychology & Lt Col Purohit’s Case06:17 – RDX Analysis in the Malegaon Blast17:18 – Where Was the RDX Stored?23:34 – How Lt Col Purohit Was Cleared26:56 – Who Contaminated the Evidence?36:19 – Clean Component vs RDX42:45 – RDX & Bomb-Making44:36 – Why Not a Suicide Blast?49:36 – The RDX Assumption in Blasts52:37 – Blast Bike Linked to Sadhvi Pragya?1:02:28 – Forensics vs Eyewitnesses1:03:32 – Witness Flip After Government Change1:06:53 – Grey Areas in Military Conduct1:09:02 – Approach to Purohit’s Innocence1:10:40 – Alleged Torture of Lt Col Purohit1:13:19 – Support for the Innocent1:15:59 – Psychopathology in the Lt Col Purohit Case1:22:48 – Voice Matches1:22:53 – Technology Used in Voice Identification1:26:17 – Was the Analyst Untrained?1:28:41 – Media Trial in the Malegaon Case1:30:49 – Similar Cases to the Malegaon Case1:36:32 – Psychopathic Mindset Explained1:40:29 – Mental Fatigue & Burnout1:45:07 – Psychology of Mass Murderers1:46:25 – Can Narco Tests Be Defeated?1:51:04 – Mental State After Acquittal1:54:02 – Who Really Did the Malegaon Blast?

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