Six acquitted in 2002 Gujarat riot case

March 07, 2012 15:32

Six persons accused in a 2002 riot case, where a youth and his mother were allegedly burnt to death in Gomtipur area in Ahmedabad, were acquitted by a trial court for lack of evidence.

Additional Sessions Judge M P Sheth, while hearing the case, acquitted all six accused in the case on the grounds that the prosecution could not prove its case beyond reasonable doubt against those arrested and charge-sheeted by the police.

According to case details, the incident had taken place on April 21, 2002 when two people -- identified as Firoz and his mother Hamidabanu -- were burnt alive. Six persons from Gomtipur area, including one Vicki Christian, were arrested by the police four years after the incident.

The chargesheet filed described how petrol was procured and the mother-son duo was torched on the road in broad daylight.

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