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Gujarat riots: Nanavati commission seeks extension to submit final report

If granted the extension, it will be the 22nd extension for the Commission ever since it was constituted on March 6, 2002.

2 min readGandhinagarJun 27, 2014 08:48 PM IST First published on: Jun 27, 2014 at 08:48 PM IST

Gujarat Government appointed Nanavati-Mehta Commission has sought one more extension from the Gujarat Government to submit its final report before the government, sources said on Friday.

The two-member commission consisting of Justices (retired) G T Nanavati and Akshay Mehta has been probing into the 2002 Godhra Train Burning incident and the subsequent communal riots in the state.

The term of the Commission is ending on June 30. Sources added that the Commission has moved a formal request to the state government and the latter is likely to take a decision on it shortly. If granted the extension, it will be the 22nd extension for the Commission ever since it was constituted on March 6, 2002.