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Special SIT court likely to pronounce its verdict in connection with Gulberg Society massacre

A special SIT court in Ahmedabad is likely to pronounce its verdict today in connection with a 2002 post-Godhra riots case of Gulberg Society in which 69 persons including former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri were killed. <br/><br/>Special Court Judge P B Desai will deliver the judgement over eight months after the trial concluded on September 22, 2015.<br/><br/>The Supreme Court, which is monitoring the case, had directed the SIT court to give its verdict by May 31. There are 66 accused named by the SIT in the case, of which nine are behind bars since 14 years, while others are out on bail.

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