The Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) Panchmahal district in Gujarat Tuesday convicted and sentenced three individuals, who have been minors at the moment, to a few years in a remand residence for his or her involvement within the February 27, 2002 Sabarmati prepare carnage. Of the 5 minors tried by the JJB, two have been acquitted.
The JJB verdict came visiting 23 years after a prepare carnage at Godhra railway station killed 59 karsevaks and began the next communal riots within the state. JJB chairman Ok S Modi at Godhra sentenced the trio — now of their 40s — to a few years in a juvenile remand residence and in addition slapped a advantageous of Rs 10,000 every on them.
Advocate HK Soni, who collectively represented the accused with Salman Charkha, advised The Indian Specific, “Two individuals charged within the case have been acquitted whereas JJB discovered three individuals responsible. All three males are almost 40 years of age and have settled with households and have youngsters. The JJB has suspended the sentence for 30 days to allow submitting of attraction towards the order in the next courtroom. We are going to transfer a petition accordingly.”
The three individuals, convicted by the JJB have been launched on a bail surety on Tuesday, to permit them recourse to additional authorized treatment. On February 27, 2002, 59 kar sevaks have been killed when the S-6 coach of Sabarmati Specific was set afire at Godhra station by a mob. The carnage triggered widespread communal riots within the state through which over a thousand individuals have been killed. In 2011, 31 accused within the case have been convicted by a Godhra courtroom whereas 63 have been acquitted. Of those 11 have been handed out loss of life sentences and 20 have been imprisoned to life. In 2017, Gujarat Excessive Court docket commuted the loss of life sentences of 11 individuals to life imprisonment and upheld the conviction of the 31 accused.
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