Gujarat Riots : Mukul Rohatgi Defends SIT Clean Chit To Narendra Modi - Live Updates From Zakia Jafri's Case In Supreme Court Hearing

Rohatgi: Recounting events of 27th and 28th- The pre-planned attack, 58 charred to death, movement of dead bodies by convoy, reached Solah Civil Hospital, news spread. Then 28th afternoon meeting by CM, army called in, riots at 11:30, police overwhelmed,

Rohatgi:[No evidence of police complicity] We found that the post mortem was done on the platform by doctors from all over the State, there were specialised doctors.

Rohatgi: We found later that there was a preparation for carrying out the dastardly attack by locking the doors, petrol, kerosene thrown and it was set on fire.

Rohatgi: 33 out of the 58 dead were from Ahmedabad, so decision was taken to take the bodies to Ahmedabad to hand over the bodies. If the kith and kin were called to Godhra to collect the body and they carried it back, then that would have been parading. 

Rohatgi: Record shows bodies moved under police authorities. Jaydeep Patel accompanied the convoy (as kith and kin) We have given time of departure and arrival.

Rohatgi: My friend talked about the parading of dead bodies. The impression he has given is that riot was because of complicity of police and officers.

Rohatgi: The Gulberg court itself, completely rejected the material of the sting or that the sting shows any larger conspiracy. My job is to show that I investigated. So, this is about the sting.

Rohatgi: Tehelka sting was against 18 ppl, they (SIT) examined them and found that in law it was only extra-judicial confession. Some are already being tried like Babu Bajrangi.

Rohatgi: Main job of SIT was this, not the complaint of Zakia.The job is to look at the complaint, examine and give report.

Rohatgi: Trial is very bulky, judges have changed, Trial judge devotes 10 days in a month to this case. expected to be over in 6 months form today

Rohatgi: Mandate is to see to it the trials are completed. Only one trial is pending, is item no. 3. For 7 years trial was stayed by SC. We are not today to comment on the correctness of the order.

Bench: It was lifted in 2009, then why is the trial pending.