Following the arrest and investigation of Abhinav Bharat members Swami Aseemanand , Lt Col Shrikant Purohit , Sadhvi Pragya Thakur , Lokesh Sharma , Kamal Chauhan , Sunil Joshi and Rajendra Choudhary in connection with the 2006 Malegaon blasts , the organization has been investigated for its alleged role in 2007 Samjhauta Express bombings , Malegaon blasts , Mecca Masjid bombing , Ajmer Sharif Dargah blast and Jalna mosque bomb attack.In all these bombings 147 people were killed . Anti-Terrorism Squad Investigations have revealed that serving and retired army officers associated with Abhinav Bharat hijacked the organisation and motivated the youth to take up armed struggle against Muslims . Swapan Dasgupta notes that the group seemed little more " than a letterhead or part of a fantasy world "
2007 Samjhauta Express bombings
2007 Samjhauta Express bombings
Abhinav Bharat