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Ahmedabad, August 29: A special trial court here
on Wednesday convicted 32 people in the Naroda
Patiya 2002 riots case.
The trial court acquitted the remaining 29
accused.
97 people of a minority community were killed
during the post-Godhra riots in Naroda Patiya in
2002. The incident had taken place one day after
the Godhra train burning incident on February 27,
2002.
On February 28, 2002 when a bandh call was
given by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), a large
crowd gathered in the Naroda Patiya area and
attacked the people of minority community, killing
97 persons and injuring 33 others.
The key accused in the case included former
minister in Narendra Modi government and MLA
from Naroda constituency Maya Kodnani, ex-VHP
leader Babu Bajrangi, local BJP leaders Bipin
Panchal, Kishan Korani, Ashok Sindhi and advocate
Raju Chaumal.
Additional principal judge Jyotsna Yagnik had
earlier deferred the pronouncement of the verdict
on June 30 and fixed today's date.
The trail began in the case in August 2009 and
charges were framed against 62 accused. One of
the accused, Vijay Shetty, died during the trial.
As many as 327 witnesses including eye witnesses,
victims, doctors, police personnel, government
officials, forensic experts and journalists like
Ashish Khetan, who conducted a TV sting
operation on the accused, were examined by the
court.
Initially, after the incident, 46 persons were
arrested by the Gujarat police.
Gujarat riots: 32 convicted in Naroda Patiya case
AHMEDABAD: A special court here has
convicted former Gujarat minister in
Narendra Modi government Maya Kodnani
and Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi in
the Naroda Patia case, the biggest
massacre of the post-Godhra riots.
The court convicted 32 people and
acquitted 29.
Naroda Patia case: Former Gujarat minister Maya Kodnani and Babu Bajrangi among 32 convicted - TOI Mobile | The Times of India Mobile Site
on Wednesday convicted 32 people in the Naroda
Patiya 2002 riots case.
The trial court acquitted the remaining 29
accused.
97 people of a minority community were killed
during the post-Godhra riots in Naroda Patiya in
2002. The incident had taken place one day after
the Godhra train burning incident on February 27,
2002.
On February 28, 2002 when a bandh call was
given by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), a large
crowd gathered in the Naroda Patiya area and
attacked the people of minority community, killing
97 persons and injuring 33 others.
The key accused in the case included former
minister in Narendra Modi government and MLA
from Naroda constituency Maya Kodnani, ex-VHP
leader Babu Bajrangi, local BJP leaders Bipin
Panchal, Kishan Korani, Ashok Sindhi and advocate
Raju Chaumal.
Additional principal judge Jyotsna Yagnik had
earlier deferred the pronouncement of the verdict
on June 30 and fixed today's date.
The trail began in the case in August 2009 and
charges were framed against 62 accused. One of
the accused, Vijay Shetty, died during the trial.
As many as 327 witnesses including eye witnesses,
victims, doctors, police personnel, government
officials, forensic experts and journalists like
Ashish Khetan, who conducted a TV sting
operation on the accused, were examined by the
court.
Initially, after the incident, 46 persons were
arrested by the Gujarat police.
Gujarat riots: 32 convicted in Naroda Patiya case
AHMEDABAD: A special court here has
convicted former Gujarat minister in
Narendra Modi government Maya Kodnani
and Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi in
the Naroda Patia case, the biggest
massacre of the post-Godhra riots.
The court convicted 32 people and
acquitted 29.
Naroda Patia case: Former Gujarat minister Maya Kodnani and Babu Bajrangi among 32 convicted - TOI Mobile | The Times of India Mobile Site
