Supreme Court convicts criminals behind murder of ex Gujarat Home Minister
Pandya was the home minister in the then Narendra Modi-led Gujarat government. Pic /AFP
The high court had concurred with the trial court’s decision to convict them for criminal conspiracy, attempt to murder and offences under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA).
The Supreme Court bench of justices Arun Mishra and Vineet Saran, however, dismissed a PIL filed by NGO "Centre for Public Interest Litigation" (CPIL) seeking a court-monitored fresh probe in the Pandya murder case. It also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on CPIL for filing the PIL and said no further petition would be entertained in the case.
Pandya was the home minister in the then Narendra Modi-led Gujarat government. He was shot dead on March 26, 2003, near Law Garden in Ahmedabad during a morning walk. According to the CBI, Pandya was killed to avenge the 2002 communal riots in Gujarat.
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