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Arrests Over Gujarat Pogroms
January 22, 2004 | Comments Off on Arrests Over Gujarat Pogroms
Federal police have arrested 12 people on charges of murder and gang rape during the 2002 Gujarat massacre against Muslims. The CBI had taken over because of the failure of the local police to properly investigate the crimes:
The CBI was asked to follow up the case after India’s National Human Rights Commission came in support of the petitioner and a key eyewitness, Bilkis Bano.
Bilkis Bano, who was pregnant at the time, is reported to have seen three women being raped in the incident in which 14 Muslims were also killed.
See our earlier post on Bilkis Bano.
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