Naroda Gam: Amit Shah testifies in Maya Kodnani case
7 years, 6 months ago

Naroda Gam: Amit Shah testifies in Maya Kodnani case

Deccan Chronicle  

Ahmedabad: BJP chief Amit Shah on Monday appeared before a sessions court in Ahmedabad in the 2002 Naroda Gam riots case as a defence witness to Maya Kodnani. In court, Amit Shah said Maya Kodnani was not present in Naroda Gam and was inside the State Assembly at 8:30 am on February 28, 2002. Shah said, "From 9:30 am to 9:45 am, I was at the Civil Hospital and I met Maya Kodnani there." A judge had earlier said Shah was required to appear before the court on Monday or send in a lawyer to reply to Kodnani’s claim of innocence in the murder of 11 Muslims who were killed in Naroda Gam, a village in Ahmedabad.

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2002 Gujarat riots: All accused, including Maya Kodnani, Babu Bajrangi, acquitted in Naroda Gam massacre case
1 year, 11 months ago

2002 Gujarat riots: All accused, including Maya Kodnani, Babu Bajrangi, acquitted in Naroda Gam massacre case

India TV News  

2002 Gujarat riots : A special court in Ahmedabad on Thursday acquitted all the accused in the Naroda Gam case in which former Gujarat minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Maya Kodnani and several other right-wing leaders are among the accused involved in the killing of 11 people from the minority community during the 2002 post-Godhra riots. Eleven persons were …

Supreme Court to stop monitoring 2002 Gujarat riots cases, asks special court to bring Naroda Gam case to logical end
6 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court to stop monitoring 2002 Gujarat riots cases, asks special court to bring Naroda Gam case to logical end

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court has reportedly ordered the special riot court hearing the nine major 2002 Gujarat riot cases, including the Naroda Gam case, to take them to their logical end, while stating that it would no longer monitor the case The Supreme Court has reportedly ordered the special riot court hearing the nine major 2002 Gujarat riot cases, including the …

Naroda Patiya riot case: SIT says Maya Kodnani was present at spot for around 10 minutes, instigated mob
6 years, 7 months ago

Naroda Patiya riot case: SIT says Maya Kodnani was present at spot for around 10 minutes, instigated mob

Firstpost  

The SPP said that the records of her mobile tower locations suggest that she reached Sola area at around 10 am. Citing the testimonies of eyewitnesses, Vyas said that people of that area saw Kodnani at Naroda Gam during the morning. Ahmedabad: The SIT probing the Naroda Gam massacre case of 2002 Gujarat riots on Friday told the special court …

Naroda Patiya case: SIT says Amit Shah's defence of Maya Kodnani in Gujarat riots 'not believable'
6 years, 7 months ago

Naroda Patiya case: SIT says Amit Shah's defence of Maya Kodnani in Gujarat riots 'not believable'

Firstpost  

In September last year, Shah had appeared as a defence witness for Kodnani, who had requested the court to summon him to prove her alibi —that she was present in the Assembly and later at the Sola Civil Hospital on the day the 2002 riots broke out and not at Naroda Gam Ahmedabad: The Supreme Court-appointed SIT has told a …

Naroda Patiya riots case: Gujarat HC criticises SIT probe; says it had several shortfalls, didn't 'inspire much confidence'
6 years, 11 months ago

Naroda Patiya riots case: Gujarat HC criticises SIT probe; says it had several shortfalls, didn't 'inspire much confidence'

Firstpost  

Coming down heavily on the Special Investigation Team which probed the 2002 Naroda Patiya riot cases, the Gujarat High Court said there were several “shortfalls” in its probe. Ahmedabad: Coming down heavily on the Special Investigation Team which probed the 2002 Naroda Patiya riot cases, the Gujarat High Court said there were several “shortfalls” in its probe. The order of …

2002 Gujarat riots: HC acquits Maya Kodnani in Naroda Patiya massacre
6 years, 11 months ago

2002 Gujarat riots: HC acquits Maya Kodnani in Naroda Patiya massacre

Deccan Chronicle  

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Friday acquitted former minister and BJP leader Maya Kodnani in the 2002 Naroda Patiya case for which she was handed a 28-year prison sentence by a trial court. Earlier, a special court for Special Investigation Team cases had sentenced 32 people, including former BJP minister Maya Kodnani, to life imprisonment in August 2012. The …

2002 Gujarat riots: Maya Kodnani acquitted in Naroda Patiya case
6 years, 11 months ago

2002 Gujarat riots: Maya Kodnani acquitted in Naroda Patiya case

Live Mint  

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court on Friday acquitted former state minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Maya Kodnani in the 2002 Naroda Patiya riot case in which 97 people were killed by a mob, but upheld the conviction of former Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi. The Supreme Court formed a special investigation team to enquire into nine riot-related cases in …

Maya Kodnani's acquittal in Naroda Patiya massacre may erode faith of people in investigating agencies, courts
6 years, 11 months ago

Maya Kodnani's acquittal in Naroda Patiya massacre may erode faith of people in investigating agencies, courts

Firstpost  

For Hindutva fans, this is turning out to be a week from heaven, something each of them would have prayed for. And now, Maya Kodnani, till yesterday considered mastermind of the Naroda Patiya massacre of nearly 100 Muslims during the 2002 Gujarat riots. The trial court observed: “Accused 37 has been proved to be the kingpin of the entire communal …

Maya Kodnani acquitted in Naroda Patiya massacre case: How BJP leader went from 'kingpin of riot' to acquittal
6 years, 11 months ago

Maya Kodnani acquitted in Naroda Patiya massacre case: How BJP leader went from 'kingpin of riot' to acquittal

Firstpost  

The Gujarat High Court acquitted Maya Kodnani of all charges, following witnesses turning hostile, judges recusing themselves, and the SIT choosing not to seek an enhancement of Kodnani’s sentence Maya Kodnani, a doctor by profession and a strong BJP leader from the Naroda Patiya area, was initially convicted in the 2002 riots case by a trial court in which over …

Another pillar of ‘saffron terror’ collapses as High Court acquits Maya Kodnani
6 years, 11 months ago

Another pillar of ‘saffron terror’ collapses as High Court acquits Maya Kodnani

Op India  

A division bench of the Gujarat High Court has acquitted former minister of Gujarat Maya Kodnani who was sentenced to life imprisonment by a trial court in 2012 for 2002 riots case. 2002 Gujarat riots case: Gujarat High Court acquits Maya Kodnani, Babu Bajrangi’s conviction upheld. Last year, in September, BJP President Amit Shah recorded his statement in the sessions …

Naroda Patia Riots: Gujarat HC Acquits Maya Kodnani; Upholds Life Term For Babu Bajrangi [Read Judgment]
6 years, 11 months ago

Naroda Patia Riots: Gujarat HC Acquits Maya Kodnani; Upholds Life Term For Babu Bajrangi [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court, on Friday, reportedly acquitted former BJP Minister Maya Kodnani in the 2002 Naroda Patiya massacre case.Meanwhile, the Court has upheld the life sentence awarded to Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi, observing that the charges of conspiracy against him had been established beyond reasonable doubt. The Gujarat High Court, on Friday, reportedly acquitted former BJP Minister Maya …

Naroda Patia Riots: Gujarat HC Acquits Maya Kodnani; Upholds Life Term For Babu Bajrangi [Read Judgment]
6 years, 11 months ago

Naroda Patia Riots: Gujarat HC Acquits Maya Kodnani; Upholds Life Term For Babu Bajrangi [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court, on Friday, reportedly acquitted former BJP Minister Maya Kodnani in the 2002 Naroda Patiya massacre case.Meanwhile, the Court has upheld the life sentence awarded to Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi, observing that the charges of conspiracy against him had been established beyond reasonable doubt. The Gujarat High Court, on Friday, reportedly acquitted former BJP Minister Maya …

Maya Kodnani acquitted in Naroda Patiya riot case: A look back at RSS poster girl's journey
6 years, 11 months ago

Maya Kodnani acquitted in Naroda Patiya riot case: A look back at RSS poster girl's journey

Firstpost  

A doctor who preferred politics and began a rapid rise through the ranks of the BJP, Maya Kodnani’s political career will perhaps not survive the conviction in the Naroda Patiya case. Editor’s Note: This copy was originally published on 30 August 2012, when Maya Kodnani was convicted for her involvement in the Naroda Patiya case. A gynaecologist who was always …

Gujarat High Court Likely to Pronounce Naroda-Patiya Riot Case Verdict Tomorrow
6 years, 11 months ago

Gujarat High Court Likely to Pronounce Naroda-Patiya Riot Case Verdict Tomorrow

News 18  

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court is likely to pronounce its verdict on appeals in the 2002 Naroda Patiya riot case on Friday. In August 2012, a special court for SIT cases had sentenced 32 people, including former BJP minister Maya Kodnani, to life imprisonment. During the course of hearing, the high court judges had visited the site of the incident …

Naroda Gam case: SIT court concludes hearing on plea to make two IPS officers accused; judgment on 16 May
6 years, 11 months ago

Naroda Gam case: SIT court concludes hearing on plea to make two IPS officers accused; judgment on 16 May

Firstpost  

Ahmedabad: A special SIT court on Tuesday reserved its order on an application seeking to make former IPS officer Rahul Sharma and former investigating officer PL Mall accused in the 2002 Naroda Gam riot case. Sharma, who had collected call detail records of ministers and bureaucrats during the 2002 post-Godhra riots to pinpoint their locations, didn’t submit the original CD …

Naroda Gam riot: SIT court to watch video of sting operation where accused admit to killing Muslims
7 years, 4 months ago

Naroda Gam riot: SIT court to watch video of sting operation where accused admit to killing Muslims

Firstpost  

A special SIT court in Ahmedabad which is hearing the 2002 Naroda Gam massacre case will watch the video of a sting operation related to the post-Godhra riots. Ahmedabad: A special SIT court in Ahmedabad which is hearing the 2002 Naroda Gam massacre case will watch the video of a sting operation, carried out by investigative journalist Ashish Khetan and …

Naroda Gam Case: Special probe team submits accounts of 12 eye witnesses
7 years, 5 months ago

Naroda Gam Case: Special probe team submits accounts of 12 eye witnesses

Deccan Chronicle  

Ahmedabad: The Special Investigation Team on Friday submitted eye witness accounts of 12 people before a special court hearing the 2002 Naroda Gam massacre case. Out of around 80 eye witnesses, testimonies of six were submitted before the court last Wednesday while eye-witness accounts of 12 people, all residents of Muslim Mohalla of Naroda Gam, were submitted before the court …

Naroda Gam case: SIT judge to visit 2002 riot site on October 5
7 years, 6 months ago

Naroda Gam case: SIT judge to visit 2002 riot site on October 5

India TV News  

The judge of the special SIT court hearing the 2002 Naroda Gam massacre case today said he will visit the site of the incident on October 5 to understand the area's topography and verify the claims of witnesses. The court of special SIT judge P B Desai today decided on the date after the special investigation team's officer, Himanshu Shukla, …

Naroda Gam case: SIT judge to visit riot site on 5 October to verify witnesses' claims
7 years, 6 months ago

Naroda Gam case: SIT judge to visit riot site on 5 October to verify witnesses' claims

Firstpost  

The judge of the special SIT court hearing the 2002 Naroda Gam massacre case on Tuesday said he will visit the site of the incident on 5 October to understand the area’s topography and verify the claims of witnesses. Ahmedabad: The judge of the special SIT court hearing the 2002 Naroda Gam massacre case on Tuesday said he will visit …

Naroda Patiya case: SIT requests judge to visit riot site and understand topography of area
7 years, 6 months ago

Naroda Patiya case: SIT requests judge to visit riot site and understand topography of area

Firstpost  

The Special Investigation Team on Monday requested the judge, who is hearing the 2002 Naroda Gam massacre case, to visit the site of the incident to understand the topography of the area. Ahmedabad: The Special Investigation Team on Monday requested the judge, who is hearing the 2002 Naroda Gam massacre case, to visit the site of the incident to understand …

2002 riots case against Maya Kodnani takes a new turn with video evidence and Amit Shah’s testimony
7 years, 6 months ago

2002 riots case against Maya Kodnani takes a new turn with video evidence and Amit Shah’s testimony

Op India  

BJP President Amit Shah today recorded his statement in sessions court in Ahmedabad as a witness for Maya Kodnani, who is a former state minister accused of leading rioting mobs in 2002 Naroda Gam case. Incidentally, a television footage available corroborates this claim: Amit Shah: “Maya Kodnani was not in Naroda Gam at 8:30 am as alleged but in Guj …

Naroda Patiya case: SIT court summons Amit Shah as defence witness for Maya Kodnani
7 years, 6 months ago

Naroda Patiya case: SIT court summons Amit Shah as defence witness for Maya Kodnani

Firstpost  

A special SIT court hearing the 2002 Naroda Gam riot case summoned BJP president Amit Shah to appear before it as a defence witness for former Gujarat minister Maya Kodnani. Ahmedabad: A special SIT court hearing the 2002 Naroda Gam riot case on Tuesday summoned BJP president Amit Shah to appear before it as a defence witness for former Gujarat …

Gujarat riots: Court allows Maya Kodnani to call Amit Shah as witness
7 years, 11 months ago

Gujarat riots: Court allows Maya Kodnani to call Amit Shah as witness

Deccan Chronicle  

Ahmedabad: A special court hearing the 2002 Naroda Gam massacre case in Ahmedabad on Wednesday allowed an application filed by former Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Maya Kodnani seeking to call BJP president Amit Shah and 13 others as defence witnesses to prove she was not present at the scene of the incident. The judge also said “some witnesses can be …

Naroda Patiya massacre: Amit Shah to be defence witness for BJP leader Maya Kodnani in a Gujarat riots case
7 years, 11 months ago

Naroda Patiya massacre: Amit Shah to be defence witness for BJP leader Maya Kodnani in a Gujarat riots case

Firstpost  

In the Naroda Gam case, she requested the court to call Shah and others as defence witnesses to prove that she was not present at the scene of crime on 28 February, 2002, a day after the Godhra train burning incident which led to riots. A special court hearing the 2002 Naroda Gam massacre case in Ahmedabad on Wednesday allowed …

Gujarat riots: HC grants three-month bail to Maya Kodnani
11 years, 4 months ago

Gujarat riots: HC grants three-month bail to Maya Kodnani

Firstpost  

Kodnani’s advocate Hardik Dave submitted before the court that she was suffering with tuberculosis of intestine besides heart disease and depression. Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court today granted three-month temporary bail to Maya Kodnani, a convict in the 2002 Naroda Patiya riots case, on medical grounds. A division bench of justices KS Jhaveri and KJ Thaker, after hearing temporary bail application …

Maya Kodnani gets three-month bail on medical grounds in Naroda Patiya case
11 years, 4 months ago

Maya Kodnani gets three-month bail on medical grounds in Naroda Patiya case

India Today  

Maya Kodnani Gujarat High Court on Tuesday granted three-month temporary bail to Maya Kodnani, a convict in the 2002 Naroda Patiya riots case, on medical grounds. Thaker, after hearing temporary bail application seeking six months' relief by Kodnani, granted three-month bail to her. A Special SIT court had in August 2012 awarded life imprisonment to BJP legislator Maya Kodnani, Bajrang …

Naroda riots: Guj HC admits convict Maya Kodnani's plea
12 years, 4 months ago

Naroda riots: Guj HC admits convict Maya Kodnani's plea

India TV News  

Ahmedabad, Nov 26: The Gujarat High Court today admitted the appeal of former state minister Maya Kodnani, who challenged her conviction in the case of Naroda Patiya massacre during the 2002 post-Godhra riots. Kodnani was on August 31, 2012 awarded 28 years imprisonment by a Special Court, which also gave a life term till death to Babu Bajrangi in the …

Jolt to BJP : Maya Kodnani, Babu Bajrangi among 32 convicted in Naroda Patiya massacre case
12 years, 7 months ago

Jolt to BJP : Maya Kodnani, Babu Bajrangi among 32 convicted in Naroda Patiya massacre case

India TV News  

Ahmedabad, Aug 29: In a jolt to BJP on the eve of Gujarat assembly elections, 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 today in the 2002 Naroda Patiya riots case in which 97 people belonging to the minority community were killed. …

Naroda Patiya verdict: Bajrangi, Kodnani among 32 convicted
12 years, 7 months ago

Naroda Patiya verdict: Bajrangi, Kodnani among 32 convicted

Firstpost  

A special court convicted 32, acquitted 29 in the Naroda Patiya massacre case in which 97 people were killed by a mob in the communal riots that followed the burning of the Sabarmati Express at Godhra. The court has also convicted Maya Kodnani, former Minister in the Modi government and Naroda MLA and ex-VHP leader Babu Bajrangi. Ninety-seven people were …

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