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British Family Files Suit Charging Modi with Genocide
May 3, 2004 | Comments Off on British Family Files Suit Charging Modi with Genocide
On April 30, the Dawood family living in Britain filed a civil case in a Gujarat court against Chief Minister Narendra Modi and thirteen other individuals, including senior government officials, for genocide, crimes against humanity and torture:
In February 2002, whilst returning from the Taj Mahal, the vehicle carrying the four British tourists, was stopped on the main highway into Gujarat, by a well organised roadblock set up by hindu extremists. The roadblock was in close proximity to local police services and once the vehicle had been stopped Mohamed Aswat, Sakil Dawood, Saeed Dawood, Imran Dawood and Yusuf Palagar, an Indian national, were then set upon by the mob for being Muslims. Only 18 year old, Imran Dawood, survived the attacked.
All senior public figures listed in the claim, formed a “hierarchy of command in Gujarat qua the Prantij Police Station and are therefore responsible not only for their own acts as agents of the State that caused and facilitated the violation of rights but also for the acts of non-state players”, such as those individuals directly responsible for the murder of the Dawood relatives. Apart from Mr Modi, other senior officials include Mr Gordhonbhai Pragjibahi Zadaphia (the Home Minister of the State of Gujarat); Mr Ashok Narayan ( the Home Minister of the State of Gujarat) ; Mr K.Chakravarty (Director General of Police of the State of Gujarat) ; Mr Amitabh Pathak (Inspector General of Police of the State of Gujarat.); Mr N. D. Solanki (the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Dist. Sabarkantha, Gujara).; and Mr D. K. Vankar (the Inspector of Police, Prantij Police Station, Dist. Sabarkantha, Gujarat). Bracket designations indicate positions held by individual at the material time.
The Dawood Family maintains a website that gives a background, news, and other information.
The Gujarat section of the blog gives news on cases arising from the 2002 Gujarat pogroms against Muslims.
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