A special SIT court, which had on Thursday June 02,2016 convicted 24 accused in the
Gulbarg society massacre case, is expected to pronounce the quantum of
sentence on Monday June 06,2016
The prosecution is likely to seek capital punishment for the 11 convicted who were charged with murder, while the lawyer of victims may seek life imprisonment for them.
On Thursday June 02,2016, Special Court Judge PB Desai had convicted 24 of the 66 accused, including a VHP leader, in the Gulbarg society massacre, which left 69 people including former Congress MP Eshan Jafri dead.
Out of the total 66 accused, six had died during the trial.
While pronouncing the judgement, the court had said there was no evidence of criminal conspiracy in the case and dropped charges under section 120-B of the IPC.
Those acquitted include sitting BJP corporator Bipin Patel, the then police inspector of the area under which the Gulbarg Society was located, KG Erda, and former Congress corporator Meghsinh Chaudhari.
Note
The Gulbarg Society case shook the nation when a mob set about attacking the society in the heart of Ahmedabad and killed the residents, including Jafri.
It is one of the nine cases of the 2002 Gujarat riots probed by the Supreme Court-appointed SIT.
The incident had taken place a day after S-6 coach of Sabarmati Express was burnt near Godhra train station on February 27, 2002 during which 58 'karsevaks' were killed.
The prosecution is likely to seek capital punishment for the 11 convicted who were charged with murder, while the lawyer of victims may seek life imprisonment for them.
On Thursday June 02,2016, Special Court Judge PB Desai had convicted 24 of the 66 accused, including a VHP leader, in the Gulbarg society massacre, which left 69 people including former Congress MP Eshan Jafri dead.
Out of the total 66 accused, six had died during the trial.
While pronouncing the judgement, the court had said there was no evidence of criminal conspiracy in the case and dropped charges under section 120-B of the IPC.
Those acquitted include sitting BJP corporator Bipin Patel, the then police inspector of the area under which the Gulbarg Society was located, KG Erda, and former Congress corporator Meghsinh Chaudhari.
Note
The Gulbarg Society case shook the nation when a mob set about attacking the society in the heart of Ahmedabad and killed the residents, including Jafri.
It is one of the nine cases of the 2002 Gujarat riots probed by the Supreme Court-appointed SIT.
The incident had taken place a day after S-6 coach of Sabarmati Express was burnt near Godhra train station on February 27, 2002 during which 58 'karsevaks' were killed.
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