Bhopal: BJPs Lok Sabha candidate from Bhopal Pragya Singh Thakur on Friday apologised for her remarks that Mumbai ATS chief Hemant Karkare had died because of her “curse” and described him a martyr.
Thakur, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, said she was taking back her remarks as she “felt that the enemies of the country are being benefited” from it.
“He died from the bullets of terrorists from the enemy country, he is certainly a martyr,” she added.
“It was my personal pain. I take back my statement and apologise,” she told reporters hours after she made the controversial remarks.
Thakur had sparked off a controversy by saying that Karkare, who lost his life in the 26/11 attack, had died to “her curse”.
The newly-inducted BJP member was arrested in 2008 but was given a clean chit by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in 2015 due to lack of evidence. She was granted bail by the Bombay High Court in 2017 but still faces a number of charges.