Terming its probe as a “good job”, chief of the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team R.K. Raghavan on Tuesday said closure was recommended in post-Godhra Gulberg massacre case as the team could not find evidence against the people named in the petition including Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
“We have filed the report saying no evidence on the contents of a particular petition was available and recommended the closure,” Mr. Raghavan told reporters.
When asked whether this meant that all the persons named in the petition which includes Mr. Modi are now “off the hook”, Mr. Raghavan said, “I don’t say that. It is for the court to decide. I am not the master. Court has to take a view.”
He said court has started initial proceedings by directing the team to provide all the material to complainant Zakia Jafri, widow of former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri who was among 69 persons killed in the Gulberg society carnage.
Mr. Raghavan said the material would be provided within a month after which the complainant could move to court and seek further directives.
On the reactions of activists including Teesta Setalvad terming the report as disappointment, he said, “It is their perception and they are entitled to hold that perception.”
About the divergent views taken by the amicus curiae Raju Ramachandran and his team, former CBI Director Raghavan said “it was a fact” but refused to go into further details.
He said court would review all the material submitted by them and would take a point of view.
When asked whether he was satisfied with the probe, he said, “Absolutely. I am very happy the way our officers have worked. They are the men of integrity and very hard workers. They have done a good job. We told facts to the court.”
Keywords: Post-Godhra riots, Zakia Jafri complaint, SIT probe report, Gulberg Society massacre, Narendra Modi role, R.K. Raghavan
We should appreciate Mr.Ragavan & his team, the way they have done a commendable job under huge pressure from all quarters. Some peoples including 'HINDU' could dot digest his report for which what else we can do?
Nothing but the whole facts are missing, Mr. Raghvan.
The SIT found no evidence that Modi was responsible for the post-Godhra carnage as alleged by some including your paper.
LB Sasthri-resigned the minister ship of Railway just for an accident
owing moral responsibility.
But NM who aspires for PM never regret.The International community has
already proclaimed NM as culprit who deserves hanging in public.
Raghavan knew that his conscience do not agree his own report.
But God is Great and his judgement will be conspicuous,when the whole
Public is going to see the ugly side of nm.
Heads I win, tails you lose. This is the summary of reactions from everyone opposed to BJP and Modi. Nobody ever talked about 58 burnt alive in the train or 253 Hindus killed. Nobody ever talked about preventive arrests of 17,947 Hindus and 3,616 Muslims. Or 27,901 Hindus and 7,651 Muslims who were arrested. Nobody talks about nearly 10,000 rounds of bullets fired in police shootings that killed 93 Muslims and 77 Hindus.
All I have heard in last 10 years is 790 muslims killed in the riot with all Gujratis being termed murderers.
Happily, the report of Mr.R.K.Raghavan writes 'finis' to a case which
has been dragging on for years, with mud being slung indiscriminately at
Mr.Modi. We must move on and not keep grinding the same old ground
dough.
It is time to put a lid on this incident. What happened was a frenzied reaction of people to an unforunate incident that fuelled their passions to take law in their hands. Mob mentality can create law and order situations.
When mob gets frenzied , it is impossible to control them. It is difficult to ascertain accountability in such cases.
The SIT's finding is in line with this .
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