The death of their teenaged daughter in an encounter by the Gujarat police in 2004 has failed to shake the faith of Ishrat Jahan’s family “in secularism and humanitarian approach”.
The family, which said it was vindicated by a magisterial court’s probe that said Ishrat and three others were killed by cops, thanked the advocates and [...]
It was just one man among billions who finally brought justice and peace to the family of Ishrat Jahan Shaikh, killed in a fake encounter on June 14, 2004. His
name — Mukul Sinha. It was 4.30 pm in 2007 when Musarat Jahan, Shamima Jahan and a friend entered advocate Mukul Sinha’s Ahmedabad office. The women [...]
Five years after she was gunned down as an alleged Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist, Gujarat High Court has ordered a probe that would establish if indeed Ishrat Jahan was a fidayeen or simply a college student felled by trigger-happy policemen.
The court has set up a three-member committee of senior IPS officers to investigate afresh the June 2004 killing of [...]
Senior advocate and human rights activist Mukul Sinha representing NGO Jan Sangharsh Manch(JSM) has claimed that investigations by the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team(SIT) into the Naroda Gam and Naroda Patia carnage cases on the outskirts of Ahmedabad city during 2002 anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat were “inadequate and incomplete’’.
A total of 109 Muslims were killed [...]
Senior advocate and human rights activist Mukul Sinha representing NGO Jan Sangharsh Manch(JSM) has claimed that investigations by the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team(SIT) into the Naroda Gam and Naroda Patia carnage cases on the outskirts of Ahmedabad city during 2002 anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat were “inadequate and incomplete’’.
A total of 109 Muslims were killed [...]
The Supreme Court yesterday ordered a special probe panel to investigate the role of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and top state officials in the 2002 communal riots and submit a report within three months.
A bench of Justices Arijit Pasayat and Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly also ordered the Raghavan Committee panel, headed by former [...]
The Gujarat government could be on a sticky ground while seeking extension for the police officers with controversial track record in the 2002 riots investigations. After the Centre turned down the request for extension of P C Pande and O P Mathur, who retired on March 31, the government has now sought permission of the [...]
The Gujarat High Court order cancelling the anticipatory bail of state minister Maya Kodanani could just be the first step in the downfall of several other VIPs involved in the 2002 riots cases, legal experts here said.
Mukul Sinha, a lawyer representing riot victims, said the heat could now be on several BJP and VHP leaders, [...]
Ahmedabad: With the Gujarat High Court upholding the recommendations of the Central POTA Review Committee that there was no evidence to prove ‘conspiracy’ behind the Sabaramati Express carnage, it has set aside the ‘conspiracy theory’ of the state government-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT). The team comprised Rakesh Asthana, J K Bhatt and Noel Parmar.
The three [...]
The Sohrabuddin fake encounter case made headlines last year and now, his brother Rababuddin claims he is being harassed by cops in his state Gujarat. The attempts to arrest him in connection with a local case are made just days ahead of his appearance in court where he is expected to testify in the murders [...]
