Gulbarg Society Case

Gujarat riots case: The petition had been filed by Zakia Jafri, wife of Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, who was among the 68 people killed in what came to be known as the Gulbarg Society massacre.

The Gujarat High Court has rejected Zakia Jafri's petition challenging a clean chit by a Supreme Court-monitored Special Investigation Team (SIT) to the state's top politicians including then Chief Minister Narendra Modi and bureaucrats in the 2002 Gujarat riots. The court has not accepted Ms Jafri's allegation of "a larger conspiracy" behind the r...

A petition by Congress leader Ehsan Jafri's widow in 2014 challenging the clean chit to the state's top politicians including then Chief Minister Narendra Modi and bureaucrats in a 2002 Gujarat riots case is expected to be decided by the high court today. Zakia Jafri's husband was one of the 69 people killed when a large mob attacked Gulbarg Societ...

As a court today announced life in jail for 11 held guilty in the Gulbarg Society massacre in Gujarat in 2002, Zakia Jafri, whose husband Ehsan Jafri was burnt alive, said: "The case is not over, we are right where we started."

A convict in the 2002 Gulbarg Society massacre case, who had jumped the temporary bail granted to him in December last year, today surrendered before a special SIT court in Ahmedabad.

A special court today said that it will pronounce the quantum of sentence on Friday for the 24 convicts of the Gulbarg Society massacre in which 69 people, including former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, were killed.

Counsel for the 24 convicted in the 2002 Gulbarg Society massacre, which left 69 people including former Congress lawmaker Ehsan Jafrey dead, today sought lenient punishment for those guilty by the court which indicated that it will tomorrow decide on the date of pronouncement of the quantum of sentence.

A special court in Ahmedabad today adjourned the hearing on the quantum of sentence against 24 people convicted in the Gulbarg massacre case to June 9.

14 years after a large mob attacked Gulbarg Society in Ahmedabad killing 69 people, including former Congress lawmaker Ehsan Jafri, 24 people were convicted today. Bipin Patel, a BJP corporator, is among 36 people who have been acquitted.

Former CBI Director RK Raghavan, who headed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe cases including the Gulbarg Society massacre, today expressed disappointment over the acquittals and said they would decide whether to appeal against the dropping of conspiracy charge against all the accused.

14 years after a mob attacked the Gulbarg society in Ahmedabad killing 69 people, including former Congress lawmaker Ehsan Jafri, a special court is expected to deliver its judgment against 62 accused, including a sitting BJP corporator, on Thursday.

The Supreme Court today extended by four weeks the interim protection from arrest granted to Teesta Setalvad and her husband in a case of alleged embezzlement of funds for a museum at Ahmedabad's Gulbarg Society that was devastated in the 2002 riots.

The Gujarat high court on Tuesday began hearing on a petition filed by 2002 riot victim Zakia Jafri. The peptition challenged the order of a lower court that upheld the clean chit given to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and others in the 2002 Gujarat riot case by a Special Investigation Team.

Activist Teesta Setalvad, who is accused of embezzling funds meant for a museum for Gujarat riot victims, cannot be arrested till February 19, the Supreme Court today said.

It's been a good Thursday for the Narendra Modi government in Gujarat, just four days before polling begins in the general elections. This morning a minister was acquitted in a murder case and the Supreme Court has now praised the Special Investigation Team or SIT probing Gujarat riot cases, for the progress it has made.

Gujarat riots case: The petition had been filed by Zakia Jafri, wife of Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, who was among the 68 people killed in what came to be known as the Gulbarg Society massacre.

The Gujarat High Court has rejected Zakia Jafri's petition challenging a clean chit by a Supreme Court-monitored Special Investigation Team (SIT) to the state's top politicians including then Chief Minister Narendra Modi and bureaucrats in the 2002 Gujarat riots. The court has not accepted Ms Jafri's allegation of "a larger conspiracy" behind the r...

A petition by Congress leader Ehsan Jafri's widow in 2014 challenging the clean chit to the state's top politicians including then Chief Minister Narendra Modi and bureaucrats in a 2002 Gujarat riots case is expected to be decided by the high court today. Zakia Jafri's husband was one of the 69 people killed when a large mob attacked Gulbarg Societ...

As a court today announced life in jail for 11 held guilty in the Gulbarg Society massacre in Gujarat in 2002, Zakia Jafri, whose husband Ehsan Jafri was burnt alive, said: "The case is not over, we are right where we started."

A convict in the 2002 Gulbarg Society massacre case, who had jumped the temporary bail granted to him in December last year, today surrendered before a special SIT court in Ahmedabad.

A special court today said that it will pronounce the quantum of sentence on Friday for the 24 convicts of the Gulbarg Society massacre in which 69 people, including former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, were killed.

Counsel for the 24 convicted in the 2002 Gulbarg Society massacre, which left 69 people including former Congress lawmaker Ehsan Jafrey dead, today sought lenient punishment for those guilty by the court which indicated that it will tomorrow decide on the date of pronouncement of the quantum of sentence.

A special court in Ahmedabad today adjourned the hearing on the quantum of sentence against 24 people convicted in the Gulbarg massacre case to June 9.

14 years after a large mob attacked Gulbarg Society in Ahmedabad killing 69 people, including former Congress lawmaker Ehsan Jafri, 24 people were convicted today. Bipin Patel, a BJP corporator, is among 36 people who have been acquitted.

Former CBI Director RK Raghavan, who headed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe cases including the Gulbarg Society massacre, today expressed disappointment over the acquittals and said they would decide whether to appeal against the dropping of conspiracy charge against all the accused.

14 years after a mob attacked the Gulbarg society in Ahmedabad killing 69 people, including former Congress lawmaker Ehsan Jafri, a special court is expected to deliver its judgment against 62 accused, including a sitting BJP corporator, on Thursday.

The Supreme Court today extended by four weeks the interim protection from arrest granted to Teesta Setalvad and her husband in a case of alleged embezzlement of funds for a museum at Ahmedabad's Gulbarg Society that was devastated in the 2002 riots.

The Gujarat high court on Tuesday began hearing on a petition filed by 2002 riot victim Zakia Jafri. The peptition challenged the order of a lower court that upheld the clean chit given to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and others in the 2002 Gujarat riot case by a Special Investigation Team.

Activist Teesta Setalvad, who is accused of embezzling funds meant for a museum for Gujarat riot victims, cannot be arrested till February 19, the Supreme Court today said.

It's been a good Thursday for the Narendra Modi government in Gujarat, just four days before polling begins in the general elections. This morning a minister was acquitted in a murder case and the Supreme Court has now praised the Special Investigation Team or SIT probing Gujarat riot cases, for the progress it has made.