Special Investigation

How SIT report exonerates Modi: The highlights

How SIT report exonerates Modi: The highlights New Delhi: The Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team, headed by former CBI director R K Raghavan, to probe the 2002 Gujarat riots has concluded in its 541-page closure report that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi took all possible steps to control the 2002 post-Godhra riots and questioned the motive behind filing a complaint against him by a riot victim four years after the communal violence. On Narendra Modi's role "Law...
12:26 PM, May 11, 2012

Gulbarg massacre: court to hear Zakia's plea today

Gulbarg massacre: court to hear Zakia's plea today New Delhi: An Ahmedabad court is set to hear Zakia Jafri's new plea seeking access to the SIT report on the Gulbarg Society massacre case on Tuesday. Zakia is the wife of slain Congress MP Ehsan Jaffri. The SIT may submit its reply on Tuesday. Zakia has accused 64 senior politicians, bureaucrats and police officers of committing crimes during the riots. Zakia has now asked the Supreme Court to order...
07:12 AM, Mar 27, 2012

Gulbarg case: Guj court rejects Zakia Jafri's plea

Gulbarg case: Guj court rejects Zakia Jafri's plea Ahmedabad: A magisterial court in Ahmedabad rejected Zakia Jafri's plea to open the Special Investigation Team (SIT) report on the Gulbarg Society massacre during the 2002 Gujarat riots in court. The court has said that the SIT will submit its final report on March 15 and Zakia Jafri can apply for a copy of the report after March 15. Zakia Jafri and Teesta Setalvad-led Citizens for Justice and Peace filed...
03:20 PM, Mar 03, 2012

SIT report on riots in court; Modi optimistic

SIT report on riots in court; Modi optimistic Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi remains optimistic as the court of Metropolitan Magistrate MS Bhat in Ahmedabad is set to hear the Special Investigation Team's (SIT) closure report on the Gulbarg massacre during the 2002 riots. The court will also decide if activists Teesta Setalvad and Mukul Sinha can get a copy of the SIT report. The Gujarat Chief Minister tweeted on Monday quoting Swami Vivekananda, "I stand for...
12:47 PM, Feb 13, 2012

SIT report on Gulbarg case: Reprieve for Modi?

SIT report on Gulbarg case: Reprieve for Modi? Ahmedabad: A day after stinging comments by the Gujarat High Court on the 2002 riots, there was reprieve for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi almost a decade after the worst communal flare up in the state. The Supreme Court's Special Investigation Team filed its closure report in a sealed envelope before the trial court and sources say that it has not found enough evidence to prosecute the Gujarat Chief Minister....
06:59 PM, Feb 09, 2012

Gulbarg case: SIT gives clean chit to Pande

Gulbarg case: SIT gives clean chit to Pande Ahmedabad: In a clean chit to former Gujarat DGP PC Pande, Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) has told a court in Ahmedabad that there was no evidence of dereliction of duty by the IPS officer during the 2002 riots. SIT finding is that there is no evidence of dereliction of duty on the part of Pande. The submission was made on Thursday by the SIT in the court of...
04:25 PM, May 27, 2011

Gujarat riots: SC puts Bhatt's affidavit on hold

Gujarat riots: SC puts Bhatt's affidavit on hold New Delhi: The Supreme Court has not taken IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt's affidavit, implicating Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 Gujarat riots case, on record. However, sources say that Amicus Curae (friend of court) Raju Ramachandran will call upon Bhatt to examine him. Bhatt, a 47-year-old police officer, who is currently heading the State Reserve Police Training Centre at Junagadh, has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court...
05:27 PM, May 05, 2011

Guj riots: Bhatt to reveal more on Modi's role

Guj riots: Bhatt to reveal more on Modi's role Ahmedabad: Gujarat IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt who blew the whistle on Narendra Modi's role in the Gujarat riots says he has more vital info on the CM's role. He says he'll pass it on to Nanavati Committee that is investigating the Gujarat riots. "I will tell Nanavati Commission that and much more because I was privy to much more. When I approached the SC with the affidavit, I told them...
07:28 AM, Apr 30, 2011

Ishrat case: rift within SIT comes to light

Ishrat case: rift within SIT comes to light Ahmedabad: The rift within the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the 2004 encounter of Ishrat Jahan has been exposed, with one of the members objecting to the demand to appoint amicus curie before Gujarat High Court. SIT member Satish Verma, who on Thursday filed an affidavit before the division bench of Justices Jayant Patel and Abhilasha Kumari, has also complained about the `attitude' of the SIT chairman Karnal Singh. The...
04:10 PM, Jan 14, 2011

Investigators finalising report on Gujarat riots

Investigators finalising report on Gujarat riots SIT chief R K Raghavan has conducted meeting with the staff at its office in Gandhinagar to finalise the report. ...
07:40 AM, Apr 27, 2010
Should SIT force Modi to appear before it?

Should SIT force Modi to appear before it?

Special Investigation Team is probing the Gujarat riots of 2002. ...
11:21 PM, Mar 22, 2010

Enough evidence against Modi: Teesta Setalvad

Enough evidence against Modi: Teesta Setalvad Says the decision was long overdue, welcome, but not enough. ...
06:50 PM, Mar 11, 2010

Gujarat HC judge refuses to hear petition against Modi

Gujarat HC judge refuses to hear petition against Modi The case will now be referred to another court. ...
12:10 AM, Jul 07, 2009

Godman a fake farmer? Asaram Trust denies rumours

Godman a fake farmer? Asaram Trust denies rumours An RTI application shows the Ashram forged documents to take over land. ...
09:21 AM, Sep 20, 2008
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