Gujarat ignored trial court’s opinion as board with five BJP members set Bilkis Bano convicts free

Two BJP MLAs and three other members of the party were on the board that decided the remission plea of the 11 men.

Arunabh Saikia

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Aishwarya Iyer

· Aug 18, 2022 · 06:43 pm

In Godhra, Bilkis Bano convicts felicitated by RSS member soon after their release

One of the convicts spoke to Scroll.in and claimed he was innocent. He also claimed he had come home straight from prison, a fact belied by photos of the event.

Arunabh Saikia

· Aug 17, 2022 · 06:20 pm

Harsh Mander: Whatever happened To Ehsan Jafri on February 28, 2002?

Reconstructing the murder in Ahmedabad of the politician-poet during the Gujarat riots.

Harsh Mander

· Jul 20, 2022 · 08:30 am

2002 Gujarat riots: SC lists hearing of plea against acquittal given to PM Modi for February

The petition was filed by Zakia Jafri, the wife of Congress MP Ehsan Jafri who died in the riots along with 68 other people.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 15, 2019 · 12:45 pm

2002 Gujarat riots: High Court upholds sentences of 19 convicts in Ode massacre case, acquits four

A trial court had in 2012 sentenced 18 convicts to life and given seven-year jail terms to five.

Scroll Staff

· May 11, 2018 · 12:51 pm

'Police was definitely involved, but got away': Survivors and activists rue Gulberg verdict

Those who witnessed the 2002 Gulberg Society massacre are disappointed that the special court's verdict rules out criminal conspiracy.

Aarefa Johari

· Jun 02, 2016 · 05:30 pm

CBI raids Teesta Setalvad's home two weeks before Gujarat high court hears case against Modi's 'clean chit'

Both the Gujarat and central government have been making a concerted effort to pin down charges against the human rights activist.

Mridula Chari

· Jul 15, 2015 · 09:15 am

Does Teesta Setalvad need to be in jail for the police to follow a paper trail?

That's what the Supreme Court will decide on Thursday as it hears her anticipatory bail application in a case of embezzlement that the Ahmedabad police have registered against her.

Mridula Chari

· Feb 19, 2015 · 07:35 am

A timeline of events in the embezzlement case against Teesta Setalvad

The activist had proposed constructing a memorial at the site of Gulberg Society, where 69 Muslims were killed in the Gujarat riots. The police accuse her of misusing funds she raised for the purpose.

Mridula Chari

· Feb 19, 2015 · 07:30 am

As Gujarat pursues Setalvad, a reminder: apex court transferred two key riots cases out of state

The apex court moved cases to Maharashtra because of witness intimidation and other problems.

Mridula Chari

· Feb 13, 2015 · 07:30 am

No matter what the BJP might claim, US court has not given Modi a clean chit

As head of state, he was immune from prosecution.

Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· Jan 15, 2015 · 07:58 pm

Some young Gujaratis want to know: what really happened in 2002?

Some young people in Gujarat who were not even in their teens in 2002 want to know what really happened. But they have no one to ask.

Zahir Janmohamed

· Apr 22, 2014 · 08:50 am