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Gulberg Society massacre: Court likely to pronounce quantum of punishment

In Gujarat, a special Ahmedabad court is likely to pronounce the quantum of punishment in the 2002 post-Godhra Gulberg society massacre case today. On Thursday, Special Court Judge P B Desai had convicted 24 of the 66 accused, including a VHP leader, in the Gulberg society case, which left 69 people including former Congress MP Eshan Jafri dead.<br/> <br/>Of the 24 convicted, 11 have been charged with murder, while 13 others, including VHP leader Atul Vaidya, have been convicted for lesser offences. The incident had taken place a day after S-6 coach of Sabarmati Express was burnt near Godhra train station on February 27, 2002 during which 58 Karsevaks were killed. It is one of the nine cases of the 2002 Gujarat riots probed by the Supreme Court-appointed SIT.

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