“Godhra Riots: Court acquits all 35; exposes how ‘pseudo-secular media & politicians’ forced police to implicate Hindus”, Organiser, June 19, 2023:
“On June 12, the Sessions Court in Gujarat’s Panchmahal district acquitted all 35 surviving accused in four cases concerning the 2002 Godhra Riots. Notably, 52 persons were charge-sheeted in the case;however, 17 died during the pendency of the case as the trial went on for 20 years.
The accused were charged u/s 143, 147, 148, 149, 302, 201, 395, 435, 436, 427, 333, 295, 153 (A), 323, 504, 502 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and u/s 135 of the Bombay Police Act. The court held, “There is no evidence that the accused persons committed the offences” and thus ordered the acquittal of all accused persons.
The court said that the police unnecessarily implicated prominent Hindu persons in the area due to the uproar of the pseudo-secular media and organisations, causing them to face a prolonged trial…..”
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