Gujarat to re-open 1,594 riot cases

While Govt will file 13 new cases, police will take action against 41.

Gujarat Police will reopen 1,594 cases and take action against 41 police officials for their alleged role in 2002 post-Godhra communal riots in Gujarat. Thirteen new cases will also be filed by the Gujarat government.

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The decision was announced by the Godhra-riots Inquiry Committee, headed by Gujarat DGP AK Bhargava, in a report submitted on Wednesday.

The Committee was set up by the Supreme Court to re-examine about 2,000 post-Godhra riots' cases.

According to the report, apart from the action to be taken on police officials, over 600 people accused in these re-opened cases will be arrested.

The Supreme Court had earlier taken a stern stance on the closure of the post-Godhra riots cases in Gujarat and had directed the state government to re-open about 2,000 odd cases that the police had closed after filing their respective summaries.