More than 12 years and 25 extensions later, the Nanavati commission on Tuesday submitted its final report on post-Godhra riots, including 4,160 cases of violence between February 27 and May 31, 2002. The commission has concluded that there was no direct involvement of the state government in cases of rioting, but it felt that there was a scope for improvement in police department to control the violence The commission had submitted its first report on the burning of S-6 coach of Sabarmati Express in Godhra in September 2008, where it said that the attack was a planned conspiracy. For inquiry into post-Godhra riots, the commission perused more than 50,000 affidavits submitted by riot victims. It also examined hundreds of witnesses including IPS officers P C Pande, R B Sreekumar, Rahul Sharma, Sanjiv Bhatt, former home minister Gordhan Zadafia and others. Despite the elaborated scope for examining ministers and the chief minister, the probe panel did not question then CM Narendra Modi, who faced severe criticism for not being able to control the riots that witnessed 1,169 deaths in three months. The commission had said there was not enough evidence showing Modis involvement and hence his presence and questioning was not required.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 05:26:56 +0000
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