Citizens for Justice and Peace
Illegal Mass Graves Found
07-Jun-2017
Mass graves were unearthed in Pandharwada and Kidiad in December 2005. The remains were illegally dumped in forest wasteland near the Paanam river outside Lunawada town. The Gujarat high court ordered the human remains to be sent for DNA testing and analysis, to be carried out at the forensic laboratory at Red Hill, Hyderabad, under…
Massacre at Lunawada
07-Jun-2017
March 2002-December 2005 Victim survivors of the mass massacre at Lunawada made oral and written applications addressed to the DIG Vadodara, Collector, Panchmahal, DYSP Godhra , Deputy Collector, Lunawada, Mamlatdar, Khanpur. They even went before the Medical Officer Panchal for recovery of dead bodies.
Conclusion
01-Dec-2008
December 2008 The Apex Court refuses to order the deignified return of the remains to the survivors. The survivors has then to separately approach the Trial Court which ordered the return of the bodly remains on December 16, 2008. Despite this, for eighteen months the the Gujarat Police deliberately refuses to act, delays the claiming…
Godhra Circuit House- DNA tests
31-Dec-2006
December 2006 CBI issued summons to the victim survivors to be present at the Godhra Circuit House for blood sampling to enable DNA tests to proceed. CJP provided the CBI with a list of the victim survivors with their relationship with the deceased . Summons were received and signed by victims before 1-01-2006.
SC’s Reaction
20-Apr-2006
April 20, 2006 After lengthy arguments made by Shri Prakashbhai Thakker, senior counsel for the petitioners, Justice AS Dave of the Gujarat HC has issued notice to the Gujarat Government on the petitioner’s plea for stay and transfer of the FIR-related investigations to CBI and posted the case for urgent hearing on April 28, 2006.…
Issue of Non-Baliable warrants
18-Apr-2006
April 18, 2006 The non-bailable warrants have been issued against Mehboob Rasul Chauhan, Habib Rasul Saiyed,Sikander Abbas Shaikh, Kutubsha Ayubsha Diwan and Gulam Ghani Kharadi who are victim survivors of the ghastly massacre that took place in March 2002. Citizen for Justice and Peace has also been targeted by the issuance of non-bailable warrant…
Anticipatory Bail Cancelled
05-Apr-2006
April 5, 2006 Gujarat HC refuses to cancel anticipatory bail. On April 5, 2006 the Gujarat High Court passed a speaking order rejecting the Gujarat state’s appeal to cancel anticipatory bail granted by the Sessions court at Godhra. Though one of the conditions of the High Court order of April 5, 2006, formally allowed the…
Affidavit filed by the parties
02-Mar-2006
March 2, 2006 Maqsuda Yusuf Shaikh, widow of Yusufbhai files as affidavit in the main Pandharwada matter (Special Criminal Appln 1875/2005) pointing out shocking and grave efforts by the Gujarat police to doctor records and in fact falsely create evidence justifying the petitioners’ claim that the Gujarat state police simply cannot be trusted to handle…
Rejoinder by the state
21-Feb-2006
February 21, 2006 The state government in it’s rejoinder affidavit indulges in unnecessary falsehoods stating that victim survivor Ameenabehn Rasool who is the main petitioner was not aware of the facts contained in the affidavit. The state of Gujarat, in its rejoinder affidavit has made a false statement saying that the victim Maqsoodabibi had refused…
Locating the remains of the persons
10-Feb-2006
February 10, 2006 The detailed affidavits submitted by petitioner and victim survivor Ameenabehn and CJP includes details of the procedure for burial of unidentified and missing persons as per the Gujarat Municipalities Act and the police norms and rules as stated by us in earlier affidavit. None of the detailed factual claims are countered…