The current Abhinav Bharat was founded in 2006 by Retired Major of Indian Army Ramesh Upadhyay and Lt.Col.Prasad Shrikant Purohit . The first few meetings of the new group took place in 2007 . Himani Savarkar , the niece of Nathuram Godse and the wife of Vinayak Savarkar 's nephew , was elected president of the group in 2008 . During the first few meetings of the organisation , the members discussed the idea that Hinduism was in danger , and needed to be defended . In 2008 , several of its members were arrested on the suspicion of being involved in the 2006 Malegaon bombings , and its official website was closed down
2006 Malegaon bombings
2006 Malegaon bombings
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