Gujarat Riots- Zakia Jafri's Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi- LIVE UPDATES
Rohatgi: Kindly come back to 451 top. There is a chart is given in which SIT and amicus in mentioned. Transporting of dead bodies, amicus says SIT justified, accepts finding of Shreekumar but says don’t call it motivated.
Rohatgi: Kindly come to the end of the report at 466. If your lordships recall, Malhotra gave a report in 2010, the further investigation was done by Shukla and everything earlier till 466 is what amicus said, interaction with amicus.
Rohatgi: One further investigation was directed by Mr. Malhotra, which Himangshu Shukla did. The amicus had also said, that was also done by Himangshu Shukla. He did two further investigation.
Rohatgi: The Amicus asked to do further investigation, that was also done.
Bench: Further investigation from where?
Rohatgi: Mr. Malhotra asks me show Jabalia, he was the SP - allegations are against him. He said that he was posted there from 2004-2006. He was not there in Feb, 2002.
Rohatgi: Now, about Jaydeep Patel. He was very much available. He said he was in Godhra.
Bench: He is chargesheeted in Naroda Pateya.
Rohatgi: Yes. He is facing trial.
Rohatgi: Now let's see Praveen Togadia. He was Gen Sec, so allegation had to be made. He said that he was in Ayodhya and came back in May. He was not present in Gujarat during the riots. So, allegations are wildly made.
Rohatgi: Then, see, Praveen Togadia, Gen Sec VHP. His brother is Dinesh Togadia, who runs a hospital in Ahmedabad. Maya Kodnani was also a doctor. Why was Dinesh Togadia talking to Maya Kodnani is the allegation in protest petition.
Mr. Rohatgi reads out that Babu Bajrangi’s statement in Tehelka w.r.t Zardafi was merely extra-judicial statement.
Rohatgi: Allegations regarding Tehelka. They recorded what happened. This evidence had been adduced in court and matter is sub juice, hence no comments.
Mr. Rohatgi submitted that in the Gulberg trial, the Tehelka tapes were rejected.