India's Supreme Courts orders investigation on role of Narendra Modi during Gujarat pogrom of 2002

Times of India

SC orders probe into Modi's role in Gujarat riots
27 Apr 2009, 1621 hrs IST, PTI

NEW DELHI: Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi came under the scanner of the Supreme Court which on Monday ordered a probe into a complaint that
he, his cabinet colleagues, police officials and senior bureaucrats aided and abetted post-Godhra killings. ( Watch )

In an embarrassment to the BJP, many of whose leaders have been endorsing Modi as PM in 2014, a two-judge bench of the court ordered the probe by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on a complaint made by Jakia Nasim Ahesan, wife of former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri.

"SIT will inquire into the complaint made by the petitioner (Jakia) and file its report within three months," a Bench comprising Justices Arijit Pasayat and A K Ganguly said.

Jakia had accused Modi and 62 others of aiding and abetting the persons involved in the killings in 2002 in the riots that followed the Godhra carnage.

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Indian Express

SC orders SIT to probe Modi's role in 2002 riots

Posted: Monday , Apr 27, 2009 at 1639 hrs IST

New Delhi:

The Supreme Court has asked the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to look into allegations against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 Gujrat riots. The apex court has asked the Raghavan Committee to submit a report on the role of the Chief Minister and 50 other politicians and government officials who have been alleged to have aided the communal riots in the state in 2002.

The decision came on a plea filed by the wife of slain ex-MP, Ehsan Jaffri and social activist Teesta Setalvad.

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The Hindu (April 27, 2009)

Apex court orders probe into Modi's role in Gujarat riots

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked a special probe panel formed by it to look into the allegations that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi along with over 50 other politicians and government officials had aided and abetted statewide communal riots in 2002.

A bench of Justices Arijit Pasayat and Asok Kumar Ganguly directed the panel headed by former Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director R.K. Raghavan to particularly look into the allegations that Mr. Modi was involved in the killing of an MP in Ahmedabad's Gulbarga Society arson case.

The panel was asked to file its report within three months.