2002 Naroda Gam riots case: Court acquits all 67 accused
The Ahmedabad-based court of S K Baxi, special judge for SIT cases, acquitted all the accused -- including ex-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) minister Maya Kodnani -- in one of the major post-Godhra riots cases which was probed by a Supreme-Court appointed Special Investigation Team
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Ahmedabad: A special court in Gujarat on Thursday acquitted all the 67 accused in the 2002 Naroda Gam riots case.
The Ahmedabad-based court of S K Baxi, special judge for SIT cases, acquitted all the accused — including ex-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) minister Maya Kodnani — in one of the major post-Godhra riots cases which was probed by a Supreme-Court appointed Special Investigation Team.
Among those acquitted are Kodnani, former VHP leader Jaydeep Patel and ex-Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi.
There were a total of 86 accused persons in the matter, of which 18 died during pendency of the trial, while one was discharged earlier by the court.
(With inputs from PTI)
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