Godhra riots
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SC to hear on Oct 9 plea against remission granted to convicts in Bilkis Bano case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday fixed October 9 for hearing batch of pleas filed against the Gujarat government’s decision allowing early release of convicts in the case of gang rape…
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SC extends protection to Teesta Setalvad in case linked to post-Godhra riots
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended interim protection from arrest to activist Teesta Setalvad in a case linked to the 2002 post-Godhra riots. The next hearing will be on July…
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‘Violence not planned’, says court, acquits 35 in post-Godhra riots
Halol: A court at Halol town in Gujarat’s Panchmahal district has acquitted all 35 persons in connection with four different post-Godhra 2002 riots in which three people were killed. In its order…
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Mumbai court acquits two in 2002 Gujarat Best Bakery riot case
Mumbai: A sessions court here on Tuesday acquitted two accused in the case related to the 2002 Best Bakery massacre in Gujarat where 14 people had been killed during the post-Godhra riots. Harshad…
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Godhra train burning case: SC grants bail to 8 convicts, declines pleas of 4 others
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to eight life convicts in 2002 Godhra train burning case in Gujarat, but declined bail to four others noting their roles in the…
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Bilkis Bano case: SC to hear pleas against premature release of 11 convicts today
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear a batch of pleas on Monday challenging the release of 11 convicts who had gang-raped Bilkis Bano and murdered her family members during the 2002…
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Godhra train case: SC to hear pleas of Gujarat govt, convicts on Apr 10
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said it will dispose of the bail pleas of several convicts serving life imprisonment in the 2002 Godhra train burning case on April 10. A…
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Gujarat BJP MLA to move resolution in Assembly seeking action against BBC documentary
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Vipul Patel will on Friday move a resolution in the Assembly seeking “strong action” against the “concocted” findings shown in a BBC documentary, which he…
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Amit Shah’s ‘taught a lesson’ remark not violative of poll code: EC sources
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remark at an election rally in Gujarat that perpetrators of violence were “taught a lesson” in 2002 was not violative of the model code of conduct,…
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SC closes 11 pleas related to 2002 Gujarat riots, terms them ‘infructuous’
New Delhi: Terming as infructuous, the Supreme Court on Tuesday closed as many as 11 petitions, including the one filed by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), almost 20 years ago seeking…
