India, April 11 -- Justice has been restored to Colonel Prasad Shrikant Purohit, a serving Military Intelligence (MI) officer, 17 years after he was implicated in one of India's most controversial terror cases. Purohit has been promoted to Brigadier's rank. The order to promote Purohit has come following an order by the Armed Forces Tribunal that put scheduled retirement on March 31,2026 on hold and directed the Ministry of Defence to respond to his plea for promotions and service benefits that were allegedly stalled due to the now-acquitted 2008 Malegaon blast case.

This development has come months after a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court acquitted Col Purohit and six others in July 2025 and the Army promoted him to the...