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Nanavati panel manipulated evidence, reached pre-ordained conclusion: JSM

Manch’s own report trashes conspiracy theory behind Godhra incident
The Jan Sangharsh Manch (JSM) on Friday rejected Part one of the Justice Nanavati Commission’s report on the Godhra incident. It said the report was a product of “unfortunate, manipulation of evidence” to reach a pre-ordained conclusion.

The JSM released its own report based on all the [...]

Burning of coach not a conspiracy: NGO

An NGO today came out with its own report on the burning of the Sabarmati Express in 2002 and claimed that the incident was "not a pre-planned conspiracy", contradicting findings of the Nanavati Commission that inquired into the case.
The S6 coach of the train burned due to flash fire that followed an initial ignition, [...]

A Commission Of Omissions

The Nanavati Commission report describing the 2002 Sabarmati Express fire at Godhra as a conspiracy has not surprised anyone. The report has in fact confirmed the worst apprehensions of rights activists, Non-Governmental Organisations and lawyers that the commission would toe the BJP line that the fire was the result of a conspiracy.
The composition of the [...]

Godhra probe: Mukul Sinha was virtually man in charge

Right from the day the Justice Nanavati-Shah commission was constituted in 2002, there was one lawyer who conducted it directing its course of investigation. Gujarat High Court advocate Mukul Sinha of Jan Sangharsh Manch (JSM), a former scientist with Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) turned lawyer, brought out most of the facts of Godhra [...]

If train was on time, there would have been no carnage

Rubbishing the conspiracy theory put forth in the Nanavati-Mehta commission’s report, the Jan Sangharsh Manch (JSM) on Friday maintained that had the Sabarmati Express not been late, the carnage would never have happened. Talking to mediapersons, JSM convenor Mukul Sinha said that the Godhra probe panel’s conclusions on the killing of 59 passengers [...]

Probe Sohrabuddin case further: Court

In a huge setback to DG Vanzara and other accused policemen, a city sessions court on Friday asked Gujarat police to probe further the case of Sohrabuddin Sheikh’s fake encounter. It also granted a period of 90 days to submit its report. The order came when the accused policemen were getting [...]

This report cannot be relied upon: Mukul Sinha

The report of Justice Nanavati and Justice Mehta commission looks as if it has borrowed the theory of conspiracy stated in the police inquiry report of Dy SP Noel Parmar. At the time of the submission of the part report by the commission, we had questioned the urgency of submitting the report after waiting for [...]

Nanavati report absurd, ‘Modi-fied’, say rights activists

Challenging the Nanavati-Mehta investigation panel’s finding that the Godhra train burning was pre-planned, human rights activists termed the probe report as “absurd” and a “travesty of justice”.”It is an absurd report,” said lawyer Mukul Sinha of the Jan Sangharsh Manch (JMM) who represented violence victims before the inquiry commission.
“The part one of the report is [...]

Who started the S-6 fire after all?

Would the Sabarmati express have met the same fate had someone aboard it not pulled the chain to allow the kar sevaks in, just after it left the Godhra platform? Or for that matter, would the S-6 coach have burnt had the desperate passengers, or someone outside, not opened the door? The [...]

Guj HC asks police to file FIR against 22 Asharam followers

The Gujarat High Court on Monday asked the police to register FIR against 22 followers of Asharam Bapu who had allegedly attacked media persons and people living near the Ashram on July 18.
The order was issued by a division bench of Chief Justice K S Radhakrishnan and Justice M S Shah, before disposing off the [...]