In an ANI podcast, former Home Ministry official RVS Mani made a series of allegations regarding the Malegaon blast case, the Ishrat Jahan encounter and the Samjhauta Express investigation. Mani alleged there was a pre-planned approach behind Malegaon case investigation. He also claimed the 26/11 Mumbai attacks could have been wrongly interpreted if Ajmal Kasab had not been captured alive.