239 of 240 booked under POTA in Gujarat are Muslim

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239 of 240 booked under POTA in Gujarat are Muslims: Report

AFP

NEW DELHI: All but one of those charged under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) in Gujarat are Muslims, a report said on Monday.

Of the 240 people booked under the act, which carries the death penalty, 239 are Muslims while one is a Sikh, a newspaper reported.

Muslims have been booked for three different attacks on Hindus, including the burning of Sabaramati Express at Godhra last year, the attack on Ahmedabad's Akshardham temple and the murder of former minister Haren Pandya, the report said.

That attack sparked communal riots in the state in which more than 2,000 people, mostly Muslims, were killed.

The report comes after Supreme Court slammed the Gujarat government, saying it had no faith that the administration would bring to justice Hindu fanatics responsible for the killing of Muslims.

A three-judge bench led by India's Chief Justice VN Khare said Chief Minister Narendra Modi should quit if he could not prosecute the guilty.

The court was hearing appeals from the National Human Rights Commission and 17-year-old Zaheera Sheikh to reopen the trial of 21 people acquitted of murder for the deaths of 12 people killed when they torched a bakery in Gujarat during the riots.

All 21 accused were acquitted in July by a local court after Zahira and 72 other witnesses retracted their testimony.

Zahira later she said she lied in court because of threats to her life.

The Supreme Court told the Gujarat government to extend protection to her. She fled the state and is still seeking justice for her father and

his 11 Muslim workers who were burned to death in the bakery.

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[S1ngh]

OH god.. that's sick.. !!!!

One SIKH ?? What da??

man this country seriously need a good beating..

[Guest SikhForLife]

how bout the hindus that killed muslims and burned down their shops and raped their women?

who is goin to book them?

[Balait_da_Sher]

Jiski Lathi uski Bhens

Whoever owns the stick , owns the cow.

I just can't understtand how these people can be so cruel to fellow human beings and enjoy the finest meal by keeping thousands of hungry. How can they go to sleep?. How can they goto the Mandir? These two faced people are the worst kind. :umm: