Hamid Ansari questions then central government’s handling of 2002 Gujarat riots

The former vice president asked why the Centre did not invoke Article 355 of the Constitution, even when the then defence minister was present on the spot.

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· Oct 14, 2018 · 08:51 am

Naroda Patiya case: Supreme Court asks Gujarat Police to respond to Babu Bajrangi’s bail plea

Bajrangi, who has been sentenced to 21 years in prison, told the court he is in ‘unsound physical condition’.

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· Oct 08, 2018 · 08:24 pm

2002 Naroda Gam case: Maya Kodnani was present at the riot spot for 10 minutes, SIT tells court

Special Public Prosecutor Gaurang Vyas claimed that the defence’s witnesses were unreliable and had been ‘created only to save’ the former minister.

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· Aug 03, 2018 · 06:24 pm

2002 Naroda Gam case: SIT asks court to discard Amit Shah’s deposition for Maya Kodnani

The investigation team said that the BJP chief’s statement was intended only to support former Gujarat minister Maya Kodnani.

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· Aug 02, 2018 · 10:27 am

Naroda Patiya riots: Gujarat HC sentences three convicts to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment

Umesh Bharwad, Padmendrasinh Rajput and Rajkumar Chaumal were convicted of offences such as stone pelting and arson.

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· Jun 25, 2018 · 12:58 pm

Naroda Patiya riots: Gujarat High Court acquits Maya Kodnani, upholds Babu Bajrangi’s conviction

The trial court had called Kodnani, a former BJP minister, the kingpin of the riot and sentenced her to 28 years in jail.

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· Apr 20, 2018 · 11:40 am

Bilkis Bano gangrape: SC grants Gujarat six weeks to reply to plea for higher compensation

The top court also gave the state government six weeks to file a report on disciplinary action taken against convicted policemen.

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· Mar 12, 2018 · 09:32 pm

Gujarat refuses to seek stricter punishment for Gulberg massacre convicts: The Indian Express

In a letter, the state government said there are no grounds on which an appeal can be filed against the quantum of sentence.

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· Feb 15, 2018 · 11:08 am

Godhra riots: Gujarat HC upholds verdict clearing Narendra Modi, rejects Zakia Jafri’s plea

Her petition had challenged a magisterial court’s order clearing the prime minister and 59 others of charges in the case.

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· Oct 05, 2017 · 01:22 pm

Gulberg society massacre: Convicted VHP leader Atul Vaidya gets bail

He was sentenced to seven years in jail in connection with the post-Godhra riots in Ahmedabad.

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· Jun 27, 2017 · 03:21 pm

‘Verdict has vindicated my truth’, says Bilkis Bano after court upholds life terms for 11 convicts

The bench also dismissed a CBI appeal seeking death sentences for three of the culprits.

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· May 04, 2017 · 12:19 pm

‘They wish every day to be dead’: The struggles of children in Gujarat’s riot rehabilitation camps

The children of the riots continue to suffer psychological and physical scars, which no one in the administration has attempted to understand, let alone heal.

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· Mar 02, 2017 · 11:30 am