Ahmedabad: A special court on Friday awarded 31 years rigorous imprisonment to a convict of the 2002 Naroda Patiya, who was produced in the court after he jumped his bail. Terming Suresh alias Shehzad Netalkar as one of the main conspirators, special judge Jyotsana Yagnik sentenced him to 21 years life imprisonment after serving 10 years under section 326 (voluntary causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means) of the IPC.
On August 29, 2012, Netalkar was held guilty of murder (section 302), conspiracy and other sections of the IPC among 32 accused, including BJP MLA and former minister in Narendra Modi government - Maya Kodnani. While pronouncing the sentence on August 31, the court had named Maya Kodnani as a kingpin of the massacre in Naroda area where 97 people were brutally killed. The court had sentenced her to 18 years life imprisonment after serving 10 years under section 326.
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03:52 PM, Oct 05, 2012
Ahmedabad: A special court will pronounce the quantum of punishment for 32 convicts in the 2002 post-Godhra Naroda Patiya riots case on Friday in Ahmedabad. BJP MLA and former minister in the Narendra Modi government Maya Kodnani and Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi are among the 32 people convicted by a special court in the Naroda Patiya riots case on Wednesday, in which, 97 people belonging to the minority community...
07:14 AM, Aug 31, 2012
A trial court convicted 32 people, including BJP MLA Maya Kodnani, Bajrang Dal's Babu Bajrangi, and acquitted 29 others in the Naroda Patiya massacre case. On Face the Nation, CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose asks a panel of experts - Is a sense of justice returning to Gujarat? Here is the full transcript of the show: Sagarika Ghose: Good evening. Yes it's a big day for justice and a big...
11:46 AM, Aug 30, 2012
Washington: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has refused to apologise for the 2002 riots in the state. "One only has to ask for forgiveness if one is guilty of a crime. If you think it's such a big crime, why should the culprit be forgiven? "Just because Modi is a chief minister, why should he be forgiven. I think Modi should get the biggest punishment possible if he is guilty....
03:03 AM, Aug 30, 2012
A trial court convicted 32 people, including BJP MLA Maya Kodnani, Bajrang Dal's Babu Bajrangi, and acquitted 29 others in the Naroda Patiya massacre case. ...
11:58 PM, Aug 29, 2012
A special court has convicted former Gujarat minister Maya Kodnani and 31 others in the Naroda Patiya massacre case. ...
11:55 PM, Aug 29, 2012
A special court has convicted Maya Kodnani and Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi along with 30 other people in the case. ...
07:49 PM, Aug 29, 2012
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi could face an awkward situation following the conviction of sitting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Naroda, Maya Kodnani, Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi and 30 others in the February 28, 2002 massacre of 97 people at Naroda Patiya by a trial court in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. Maya Kodnani, who was the sitting MLA of Naroda when the massacre took place in 2002, is...
06:37 PM, Aug 29, 2012
Ahmedabad: The Narendra Modi government in Gujarat on Wednesday defended itself in the Naroda Patiya case saying BJP MLA Maya Kodnani, who has been convicted, was not a member of the party at the time of the 2002 riots. Kodnani is among the 32 convicted in the Naroda Patiya massacre case which took place during the 2002 Gujarat riots. "Maya Kodnani was not a minister when the incident happened. We...
02:51 PM, Aug 29, 2012
Ahmedabad: BJP MLA and former minister in the Narendra Modi government Maya Kodnani and a Bajrang Dal leader were among 32 people convicted by a special court on Wednesday in the 2002 Naroda Patiya riots case in which 97 people belonging to the minority community were killed. Aditional principal judge Jyotsna Yagnik held Kodnani and Babu Bajrangi guilty under sections 120 (B) (criminal conspiracy) and 302 (murder) of IPC in...
12:37 PM, Aug 29, 2012
Ahmedabad: The Supreme Court-mandated Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Friday opposed an application filed by NGO 'Jan Sangharsh Manch' urging a local court to restrict the SIT from handing over the documents, submitted by them in 2002 Naroda Patiya riot case, to Zakia Jafri and others. SIT lawyer R S Jamuar opposed the application, saying since the apex court had directed it to provide all relevant documents concerning the probe...
11:59 PM, May 25, 2012
