Mumbai, Aug 3 (PTI) Top stories from western region at 5 pm.
BOM4 MH-MALEGAON BLAST-PUROHIT
* Lt Col Purohit gets warm welcome as he returns home in Pune after acquittal in Malegaon blast case
Pune: Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit, one of the seven accused acquitted by a court in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case, was accorded a grand welcome by his family members and supporters on his return home in Pune on Sunday. *
BOM8 MH-GADKARI-BOMB THREAT-ARREST
* Man held for issuing bomb threat to Union minister Gadkari's Nagpur residence
Nagpur: Police on Sunday arrested a man for issuing a bomb threat to Union minister Nitin Gadkari's residence in Nagpur, which later turned out to be a hoax, officials said. *
BOM12 MH-FADNAVIS-URBAN NAXALS
* Those who act like urban Naxals will be arrested: Fadnavis on Special Public Security Bill
Nagpur: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has made it clear that the Special Public Security Bill is not for taking action against those who criticise the government, but warned that those who act like urban Naxals will be arrested under it. *
BOM9 MP-MALEGAON VERDICT-PRAGYA
* Malegaon blast case verdict is victory of Hindutva: Pragya Singh Thakur
Bhopal: Former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur on Sunday said the special court's verdict acquitting her in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case was a victory of Hindutva and a "slap on the face" of people who coined the term "saffron terror". *
BOM11 MH-AADITYA-CRICKET
* Blockbuster fixture, mockery of emotions: Aaditya slams Centre over Asia Cup Indo-Pak match
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Sunday hit out at the Centre over the scheduled India-Pakistan cricket match in the upcoming Asia Cup, stating that engaging in sports with the neighbouring country in the wake of the Pahalgam attack was a "mockery of emotions". *
BES3 MH-MNS-BAR VANDALISM
* MNS workers vandalise dance bar in Navi Mumbai
Thane: Activists of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) launched an attack at a dance bar in Navi Mumbai and vandalised the premises, police said on Sunday. *