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23 convicted, 23 acquitted for Gujarat riots
massacre
Monday April 09, 2012 03:02:29 PM,
IANS
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Ahmedabad: A special
trial court here Monday acquitted 23 people, but also convicted 23
for the massacre of 23 people in Ode village of Anand district
during the 2002 Gujarat riots.
The case relates to March 1, 2002 when, soon after the Godhra
train carnage, rioters set fire to a building, killing 23 Muslims
trapped inside in Pirwali Bhagol area of Ode.
This is the third riots case - after the Godhra train carnage and
Sardarpura massacre - in which the special trial court has
pronounced judgement.
A total of 47 accused are undergoing trial in the case.
The state's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party hailed the verdict, with
party leader Yatin Oza calling it justice.
"This verdict proves justice will be done to those affected, cases
of this magnitude take time before the final cases are out. The
Gujarat cases are no different. Delhi cases after 27 years still
unresolved, here one after another verdicts are coming," Oza told
TV channel Times Now.
"Those who are interested in justice for riot victims will be
satisfied with the verdict, those who are misusing riot victims to
reach the hidden agenda... they will not be satisfied because they
have only one aim - anyhow Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi
should be maligned," he said.
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