Mumbai: The accused in Malegaon blast case would move the Bombay High Court challenging invocation of Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against them.
"We will move the High Court once we get a certified copy of order invoking MCOCA," said Ganesh Sovani, the lawyer of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, one of the 10 arrested in the case.
Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Thursday invoked MCOCA against all the 10 accused in the September 29 Malegaon blast case.
The stringent law allows the police not file charges against suspects for up to 180 days as compared to 90 days under other laws.
ATS chief Hemant Karkare said probe into the blast is about to be completed and it is not politically influenced. "There is no political pressure in the investigations into the Malegaon blast," he said.
Meanwhile, National Security Advisor MK Narayanan will be meeting Leader of the Opposition LK Advani on Friday to discuss the Malegaon blast investigations.
Intelligence Bureau Chief PC Haldar will also be present at the meeting, BJP sources said.
The NSA-Advani meeting would follow Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's conveying to Advani over phone on Wednesday that Narayanan would "explain the facts" of the probe into the blast.
Advani had slammed the ATS' "unprofessional and politically-motivated" probe into the case.
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