Minister Maya led mob to carry out riot: Guj Govt to HC

The state govt in an affidavit to the Gujarat HC has said that state minister Maya Kodnani led the mob,instigated them and distributed weapons to carry out Naroda riot which left 95 people dead in 2002.

The government in an affidavit in the Gujarat High Court has said that state minister Maya Kodnani led the mob,instigated them and distributed weapons to carry out Naroda riot which left 95 people dead in 2002.

The affidavit was filed in the court on Thursday on the basis of findings of Special Investigation Team (SIT) appointed by the Supreme Court challenging anticipatory bail given to Kodnani by the lower court.

“She was the leader of mob and was an MLA and allegations against her is she was instigating the mob to commit crime and therefore she was playing the main role,” the affidavit said.

The affidavit said,”from one of the statements of witnesses it has been revealed that she had fired from her pistol,as well as,from another statement it has been revealed that she had come to the spot in a car with other persons and had distributed swords among the mob.”

Kodnani is a Minister of State for Higher Education in the Gujarat government and is regularly attending the ongoing Assembly session.

Kodnani had gone underground after SIT declared her absconder and resurfaced only after the lower court granted anticipatory bail to her.

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