The Supreme Court of India on Monday deferred hearing on the plea of Zakia Jafri till the third week of January 2019.&nbsp;

According to reports, Jafri's plea challenges the clean chit given by the Special Investigating Team (SIT) to PM Narendra Modi, who was then Gujarat Chief Minister, in connection with the 2002 post-Godhra riots.

Jafri's plea was deferred till November 26 by the apex court previously.&nbsp;

Zakia, the wife of Ehsan Jafri, an ex-Congress lawmaker who was killed in one of the worst incidents during the riots, has challenged the Gujarat High Court's October 5, 2017 order rejecting her plea against the SIT's decision, news agency PTI reported.&nbsp;

A bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar said, "The matter will take some time for hearing. The plea will be heard on November 26".

During the previous hearing, Ms Jafri's counsel had said that notice needs to be issued in the plea as it pertains to the aspect of alleged "larger conspiracy" during the period from February 27, 2002 and May 2002 and had also maintained that after the SIT gave a clean chit in its closure report in the case before a trial judge, a protest was filed by the petitioner which was dismissed by the magistrate without considering "substantiated merits".

On February 8, 2012, the SIT filed a closure report, giving the clean chit to PM Modi and 63 others, including senior government officials, saying there was "no prosecutable evidence" against them.

(With inputs from PTI)&nbsp;

The Supreme Court of India on Monday deferred hearing on the plea of Zakia Jafri till the third week of January 2019. According to reports, Jafri's plea challenges the clean chit given by the Special Investigating Team (SIT) to PM Narendra Modi, who was then Gujarat Chief Minister, in connection with the 2002 post-Godhra riots.

The Supreme Court of India on Monday deferred hearing on the plea of Zakia Jafri till the third week of January 2019. According to reports, Jafri's plea challenges the clean chit given by the Special Investigating Team (SIT) to PM Narendra Modi, who was then Gujarat Chief Minister, in connection with the 2002 post-Godhra riots. Jafri's plea was deferred till November 26 by the apex court previously. Zakia, the wife of Ehsan Jafri, an ex-Congress lawmaker who was killed in one of the worst incidents during the riots, has challenged the Gujarat High Court's October 5, 2017 order rejecting her plea against the SIT's decision, news agency PTI reported. A bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar said, "The matter will take some time for hearing. The plea will be heard on November 26". During the previous hearing, Ms Jafri's counsel had said that notice needs to be issued in the plea as it pertains to the aspect of alleged "larger conspiracy" during the period from February 27, 2002 and May 2002 and had also maintained that after the SIT gave a clean chit in its closure report in the case before a trial judge, a protest was filed by the petitioner which was dismissed by the magistrate without considering "substantiated merits". On February 8, 2012, the SIT filed a closure report, giving the clean chit to PM Modi and 63 others, including senior government officials, saying there was "no prosecutable evidence" against them. (With inputs from PTI)

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The Supreme Court will on Monday, November 19 hear Zakia Jafri's plea challenging the clean chit given to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, other top politicians, and bureaucrats&nbsp;in the Gulberg massacre case.&nbsp;

Sixty-nine Muslims, including Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, had been killed in the Gulberg massacre during the 2002 Gujarat riots. Jafri had been dragged out of his Gulberg Society home and hacked to death. Jafri's frantic calls to politicians and senior policemen had gone unanswered.&nbsp;

Zakia Jafri, 80, is his widow. Her plea to the Supreme Court alleges a "larger conspiracy".&nbsp;

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The Gujarat High Cout had last year rejected Jafri's plea telling her to approach higher forums for further investigation into the massacre.&nbsp;

The clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi — he was then chief minister of Gujarat — had been given by a Supreme Court-monitored <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/2002-gujarat-riots-ex-army-officer-dubs-sit-report-as-blatant-lie-171374">SIT or special investigation team</a>.&nbsp;

The SIT report concluded that Gujarat chief minister Modi did everything he could to stop the riots.&nbsp;

The Supreme Court will on Monday, November 19 hear Zakia Jafri's plea challenging the clean chit given to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, other top politicians, and bureaucrats in the Gulberg massacre case.

The Supreme Court will on Monday, November 19 hear Zakia Jafri's plea challenging the clean chit given to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, other top politicians, and bureaucrats in the Gulberg massacre case. Sixty-nine Muslims, including Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, had been killed in the Gulberg massacre during the 2002 Gujarat riots. Jafri had been dragged out of his Gulberg Society home and hacked to death. Jafri's frantic calls to politicians and senior policemen had gone unanswered. Zakia Jafri, 80, is his widow. Her plea to the Supreme Court alleges a "larger conspiracy". Supreme Court to hear on 19th November a plea by filed by Zakia Jafri, widow of former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, challenging clean chit given by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to PM Narendra Modi, other top politicians and bureaucrats in the 2002 Gujarat riots. — ANI (@ANI) November 13, 2018 × The Gujarat High Cout had last year rejected Jafri's plea telling her to approach higher forums for further investigation into the massacre. The clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi — he was then chief minister of Gujarat — had been given by a Supreme Court-monitored SIT or special investigation team. The SIT report concluded that Gujarat chief minister Modi did everything he could to stop the riots.

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One person was killed and about 14 injured when violence erupted following a scuffle between Muslim and Hindu school students in Prime Minister Narendra Modi&#39;s home state of Gujarat, a senior administrative official said on Sunday.

A crowd of about 5,000 people attacked Muslim residents and set dozens of homes and vehicles on fire at Vadavali village in Patan district on Saturday after Hindu students complained of misbehaviour by Muslim students, said K. K. Nirala, the district&#39;s top administrative official.

Members of the Muslim community retaliated by throwing stones and police used teargas and fired seven rounds to disperse the crowd and control the violence, Nirala said.

Gujarat has a history of serious communal trouble.

Rioters killed about 1,000 people, most of them Muslims, in the state 2002, according to estimates.

Modi was chief minister at the time and he was accused of turning a blind eye to one of the worst outbreaks of religious violence in independent India.

Modi denied any involvement in the unrest and in 2013 a panel appointed by the Supreme Court said there was insufficient evidence to prosecute him.

Nirala said the situation had been brought under control and three companies of the State Reserve Police have been asked to stay in the village to maintain peace.

(Reuters)

A crowd of about 5,000 people attacked Muslim residents and set dozens of homes and vehicles on fire in western India

One person was killed and about 14 injured when violence erupted following a scuffle between Muslim and Hindu school students in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat, a senior administrative official said on Sunday. A crowd of about 5,000 people attacked Muslim residents and set dozens of homes and vehicles on fire at Vadavali village in Patan district on Saturday after Hindu students complained of misbehaviour by Muslim students, said K. K. Nirala, the district's top administrative official. Members of the Muslim community retaliated by throwing stones and police used teargas and fired seven rounds to disperse the crowd and control the violence, Nirala said. Gujarat has a history of serious communal trouble. Rioters killed about 1,000 people, most of them Muslims, in the state 2002, according to estimates. Modi was chief minister at the time and he was accused of turning a blind eye to one of the worst outbreaks of religious violence in independent India. Modi denied any involvement in the unrest and in 2013 a panel appointed by the Supreme Court said there was insufficient evidence to prosecute him. Nirala said the situation had been brought under control and three companies of the State Reserve Police have been asked to stay in the village to maintain peace. (Reuters)

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