Narendra Modi, then Chief Minister of Gujarat and later Prime Minister of India, was accused of condoning the violence, as were police and government officials who allegedly directed the rioters and gave lists of Muslim-owned properties to them.

Apr 22, 2011 · A senior police officer's sworn statement to India's Supreme Court alleges that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi deliberately allowed anti-Muslim riots in the state.

Apr 6, 2014 · Explore key developments in the 2002 riots in Gujarat that shadowed Narendra Modi’s ascent to the prime minister’s office.

Jun 24, 2022 · On Friday, the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal of Congress leader Ehsan Jafri’s widow, Zakia Jafri, against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and 63 others, including officials and politicians, in connection with the 2002 Gujarat riots. She wanted “the larger conspiracy” behind the riots probed.

Apr 24, 2023 · The Chief Minister of Gujarat at that time, Narendra Modi, was accused of initiating and condoning the violence, as were police and government officials who allegedly directed the rioters and gave lists of Muslim-owned properties to them.

Jun 2, 2016 · NEW DELHI — Twenty-four people were found guilty on Thursday of massacring Muslims during the 2002 religious riots that tore through Gujarat, a state then led by Narendra Modi, who is now...

Jan 30, 2023 · A new BBC documentary has revealed that an inquiry by the UK government indicted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, then the chief minister of Gujarat, for the “climate of impunity” that led to...

Jan 19, 2023 · India’s foreign ministry has dismissed as “propaganda” a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi that questions his leadership during the deadly 2002 Gujarat riots.

Feb 1, 2025 · Zakia Jafri, a survivor of the 2002 Gujarat riots, who took Prime Minister Narendra Modi to court, passed away on Saturday in Ahmedabad at the age of 86. Zakia's husband and former Congress MP ...

Jun 24, 2022 · India's Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that cleared Prime Minister Narendra Modi of complicity in the 2002 Gujarat riots. In 2013, a court in Gujarat had rejected a plea against the...