20 years since Godhra: What 2002 taught us

The idea of us and them got solidified. We learned to normalise the idea of revenge.

Salil Tripathi

· Feb 27, 2022 · 06:30 am

2002 Gujarat riots: UK MP seeks repatriation of bodies of three victims

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater demanded that a coroner from the United Kingdom should be allowed to carry out an inquest into the circumstances of their deaths.

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· Feb 10, 2022 · 09:26 am

2002 Gujarat riots: SC reserves verdict on plea challenging SIT’s clean chit to Modi, 63 others

Jafri’s counsel has argued that there was ‘a larger conspiracy’ involving bureaucratic inaction, police complicity and hate speech that led to the violence.

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· Dec 09, 2021 · 01:48 pm

2002 Gujarat riots: Inquiry report shows state took all steps to stop violence, counsel tells SC

Opposing the submission, advocate Kapil Sibal said that the findings of the report were not admissible in court.

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· Dec 08, 2021 · 01:58 pm

2002 riots: Gujarat accuses activist Teesta Setalvad of orchestrating larger conspiracy

The solicitor general made the statement before the SC on a petition by Zakia Jafri, the wife of Congress leader Ehsan Jafri who was killed in the violence.

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· Dec 02, 2021 · 10:56 pm

2002 Gujarat riots: Investigating team did not record Army’s statement, Zakia Jafri tells SC

Her counsel cited a memoir of the lieutenant, who was leading the Army. The book stated that the soldiers were stranded at the airfield when the riots started.

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· Nov 24, 2021 · 11:25 am

2002 Gujarat riots: SC opposes Zakia Jafri’s claim of collaboration between SIT and accused persons

The bench said ‘collaboration’ was a strong word since the court had appointed the investigation team.

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· Nov 16, 2021 · 09:14 pm

2002 Gujarat riots: SIT head who gave clean chit to Modi ‘rewarded handsomely’, Zakia Jafri tells SC

Zakia Jafri is the wife of Congress leader Ehsan Jafri who was killed in the violence.

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· Nov 11, 2021 · 09:04 pm

2002 Gujarat riots: SIT filed closure report without proper investigation, Zakia Jafri tells SC

Her husband Ehsan Jafri was murdered in the riots in Ahmedabad.

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· Nov 10, 2021 · 04:48 pm

2002 Gujarat riots: SC to examine SIT report that gave clean chit to PM Modi, 63 others

The court said it wants to see the justification given by the SIT in its closure report and the reasoning of the magistrate court that accepted it.

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· Oct 26, 2021 · 10:13 pm

2002 Gujarat riots: 17 convicts get bail in Sardarpura massacre, asked to do social, spiritual work

The Supreme Court granted the relief on the condition that they will not enter the state and will shift to neighbouring Madhya Pradesh.

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· Jan 28, 2020 · 12:51 pm

2002 Gujarat riots: Nanavati Commission clears Modi but raises questions about former IPS officers

The commission held that the riots were not organised by any minister but said there was a lack of eagerness from the police to deal with the mobs.

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· Dec 11, 2019 · 05:19 pm