Gujarat mass grave: NGO moves court

A sanitary inspector has filed a case against those responsible for digging up the grave near Lunavda in Gujarat.

A case was filed on Monday against 11 persons, including a field officer of an NGO, which is working for the riot-affected victims, on charges of illegally digging up the mass grave near Lunavda in Panchmahal district of Gujarat, police sources said.

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The accused, including the field coordinator of NGO Citizens for Justice and Peace, Rais Khan, have been charged with conspiracy and destruction of evidence by digging up the grave without official permission near Panam river on December 27.

Villagers from Pandharwada and Lunavada were also among the co-accused for participating in the matter.

The complaint was filed by Subhash Jain, sanitary inspector of Lunavada, sources said.