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Modi government appeals Godhra judgment
Saturday June 25, 2011 03:36:49 PM,
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Gandhinagar:
The Gujarat government has appealed against a trial court order
and has sought death penalty to 20 people who were given life term
in the Godhra train carnage case of 2002.
Special public prosecutor in the case, J.M. Panchal said Saturday:
"We have filed an appeal before the high court seeking death
penalty for 20 accused who are serving the life term. And we've
also sought maximum punishment against those who have been
released by the trial court."
The trial court on Feb 22 this year had also awarded death
sentence to 11 people in the case and acquitted others.
Panchal claimed that the government has enough evidence against
those acquitted who committed the heinous crime.
Fiftynine people were killed in the burning of two coaches of
Sabarmati Express near Godhra railway station on Feb 27, 2002. The
incident triggered the bloodiest riots in the state that claimed
more than 1,000 lives.
Judge P.R. Patel, who handled the case, had convicted 31 people
out of 94 accused and released the rest for want of evidence.
Panchal said the matter will now be placed before the appropriate
bench and may come up for hearing soon.
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