A Mehsana court found Twenty one of 22 people guilty in the Deepda Darwaza 2002 Gujarat riots case. They have been sentenced to life imprisonment. A policeman, has also been handed a one-year jail term for dereliction of duty. A former BJP MLA, Prahlad Gosa, is among 61 people acquitted .

On February 28, 2002, an entire family of 11, including two children, were hacked to death by a rioting mob at Deepda Darwaza area of Visnagar town in Mehsana district. The bodies were then set on fire.