Tanvir Jaffrey, the son of former member of Parliament Ehsaan Jaffrey, who was killed in the post-Godhra riots in 2002, has lodged a complaint against the Vishwa Hindu Parishad's Praveen Togadia.
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday adjourned hearing on a petition challenging the probe by Supreme Court appointed Special Investigation Team into Chief Minister Narendra Modi and 62 others' alleged involvement in 2002 post-Godhra riots till July 17.
The amicus curiae report on Zakia Jaffrey case drew sharp reaction from the Bharatiya Janata Party which rejected its conclusion that Naredra Modi can be prosecuted for "promoting enmity" during the 2002 Gujarat riots while the Congress insisted it has removed all doubts about his role.
In a jolt to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, a Supreme Court-appointed amicus curiae has held that he can be prosecuted under various sections of the Indian Penal Code for "promoting enmity among different groups" during the 2002 Gujarat riots.
Zakia Jaffery, wife of Congress leader Ehsaan Jaffrey slain in post-Godhra riots, on Thursday moved a court seeking documents from SIT related to the probe carried out by the agency, based on her complaint against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and others, with regards to the 2002 violence.
A Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Saturday rejected the plea filed by Zakia Jafri, a 2002 Gujarat riot victim, to open the final report of the Special Investigation Team.
The Supreme Court appointed Special Investigation Team has endorsed the 'action and reaction' theory of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the Gulburg society massacre case, saying that firing by former Member of Parliament Ehsaan Jaffery led to the killing of 69 people in 2002.
Zakia, whose husband and former MP Ehsan Jaffrey was killed during the 2002 riots in Gulburg society along with 69 others, has alleged that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, his cabinet colleagues, police officials and senior bureaucrats aided and abetted post-Godhra riots.
