India: Gujarat massacre - SC appointed SIT to challenge acquittals in Gujarat high court

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Ahmedabad, Apr 24 (PTI) The Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) will challenge before the Gujarat High Court the recent acquittal of all 67 accused in the 2002 Naroda Gam riot case by a special court, sources said. .

Ahmedabad-based court of S K Baxi, special judge for Special Investigation Team cases, on April 20 acquitted all 67 accused, including former Gujarat minister Maya Kodnani and ex-Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi, more than two decades after 11 Muslims were killed during post-Godhra riots in Ahmedabad's Naroda Gam area.

"The SIT will definitely file an appeal in the Gujarat High Court against the lower court's order in the Naroda Gam case. Since the copy of the SIT court's judgement is awaited, a final call will be taken after studying the verdict," a source in SIT said.