2002 riots: Court acquits all 44 accused in Gomtipur case
04, Sep 2014
Express News Service | Ahemedabad | September 4, 2014 10:02 am
The riotous mob from both the communities attacked each other by pelting stones and wielding swords.
A sessions court on Tuesday acquitted all 44 persons, including a former BJP MLA, in one of the post-Godhra riots cases in 2002 in Gomtipur area in Ahmedabad. This was one of the few cases which were not probed by the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation (SIT). The accused belonged to both the communities – Hindu and Muslim.
Principal sessions judge K K Bhatt ordered the release of 44 accused. Out of them, 17 are Hindus while the rest are Muslims. In this case, one person, Vasant Parmar, was stabbed to death while one Ashraf Pathan got killed in police firing.
