8 get life term for burning family alive

A Godhra court on Tuesday sentenced eight persons to life imprisonment for the killing of seven persons and rape of three women during the post Godhra riots in 2002.

Joint district judge H M Dholakia sentenced the main accused in the case Chandrasinh Parmar alias Kaharbhai Parmar, a former BJP Kalol Taluka president, to life imprisonment for his involvement in the murder of seven men.

Ganpatsinh Parmar, a former sarpanch of Eral, Mahendrasinh Parmar, Ashok Parmar and Dhulsinh Parmar also got life imprisonment for murder while Narendra Parmar, Mahesh Chandrasinh and Kanubhai Bharatbhai were sentenced to life imprisonment for rape and murder of the three women including 17-year-old Shabana Sheikh, daughter of Madina Sheikh, who is the prime witness in the case.

The incident occurred on March 1, 2002, during post Godhra riots in Eral village in Kalol Taluka in Panchmahal district. All the deceased belonged to Mustafa Ismail’s family who had fled from their home and hidden in maize when mobs attacked the Muslim houses in the village.

Courtesy:expressindia.com
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