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Life term for 8 in Eral rape and murder case

Manas Dasgupta

AHMEDABAD: A Godhra court on Tuesday sentenced eight persons to life term and three others to three-year rigorous imprisonment for the murder of seven Muslims at Eral village during the 2002 communal riots in Gujarat. The two women among the victims were also raped.

According to the prosecution, a 100-strong mob hounded the Muslim residents of the village in Panchamahals district on March 1, 2002. While the others fled, the seven, who ran into open fields, were attacked by the rioters. Five men died on the spot. Shabana and Suhana were gang-raped and killed.

Shabana’s mother Madinabibi, who was hiding behind a tree, witnessed the crime. She filed a complaint with the Halol police and approached the Gujarat High Court expressing an apprehension that she would not get justice in the Godhra court.’

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