Gujarat
riots: former minister, two cops summoned
Sunday, September 19, 2010 08:20:19 AM,
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Gandhinagar:
The Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT)
probing key cases of the 2002 communal riots has summoned former
minister of state for home Gordhan Jhadapia and two police
officers, M.K.Tandon and P.B.Gondia, official sources said
Saturday.
The three have been asked to appear before the SIT on Monday.
Sources said that the SIT in its report to the Supreme Court had
hinted at their involvement in some manner in the riots at Naroda
Patia and Naroda Gam in Ahmedabad.
After the Supreme Court granted the SIT more time to probe the
role of the three, Jhadapia had communicated to the SIT his
willingness to become a witness and testify again. He has already
been questioned by the SIT thrice.
No sooner did Jhadapia's offer become public, that he has been
under extreme pressure to retract his offer.
Jhadapia, who was minister of state for home in the Narendra Modi
government during the riots, later fell out with him and led a
splinter group which walked out to form their own regional outfit.
Of the two Indian Police Service officers, Tandon has since
retired.
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