All 67 of the remaining defendants in the case, including former Gujarat minister Maya Kodnani and ex-Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi, were exonerated on Thursday by a special court in Ahmedabad. 18 of the 86 total accused had passed away at that time, while one had already been found not guilty by the court owing to insufficient evidence.
Source: Times of India
One of the nine significant communal rioting instances from 2002 that the SC mandated SIT looked into and had heard in special tribunals was the devastation at Naroda Gam. Following the February 27, 2002, Godhra train burning event, in which 58 passengersu2014mostly pilgrims returning from Ayodhyau2014were burnt to death, rioting had broken out over the whole state.
Due to a lack of evidence, a court in Halol, Gujarat, exonerated all 22 defendants who had been charged with killing 17 members of a minority group there in January of this year. Eight of the defendants had passed away while the case was pending.
One of the most horrifying communal riots ever seen in independent India was the Godhra riots. Approximately 1,000 individuals, predominantly Muslims, are said to have perished in the massacre, according to officials.
Source: India Today
The most recent acquittal has dealt the targeted minority community’s impacted families yet another blow, which they have dejectedly dubbed a murder of justice. They already doubt the recent reprieve given to some of the prisoners.
In the Naroda Patiya riots, which claimed 97 lives, Maya Kodnani was infamously given a 28-year prison sentence by a trial court before being freed by the Gujarat High Court. They are also upset about the prisoners who were serving time for the gangrape of Bilkis Bano and the murder of her family members in the 2002 pogrom being released early. Justice must be done.
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