Tag: Hindutva extremists

22 people who were charged with murdering 17 Muslims during the riots of 2002 were acquitted by a Gujarat local court, citing lack of evidence. Defence lawyer Gopal Solanki told Anadolu Agency that eight of the 22 acquitted have died. “Because the prosecution failed to find any evidence against them,” the lawyer said. The court's ruling comes just days after the Central government declared an emergency under the new Information Technology Act, banning all social media content related to the premiere of the BBC programme India: The Modi Question. The documentary focuses...