Gulbarg Society Massacre

Ashish Pandey, the accused, was arrested on January 10, 2018, after being on the run for almost 16 years

He further said very few cases in the country have ended up in conviction as they have in Gujarat

Zakia Jafri, whose husband Ehsan Jafri was murdered by the mob, said the quantum of punishment was too low, will continue fight

Of the 24 who have been convicted, 11 have been charged with murder, while 13 others have been convicted for lesser offences

The prosecution had sought nothing less than death sentence or jail term till death for all the convicts

A special court on Thursday convicted 24 persons and acquitted 36 others in the 2002 massacre

A special SIT court convicted 24 people in the case, among whom, 11 have been convicted for murder. 36 others have been acquitted

The Gulbarg Society case is one of the nine cases of the 2002 Gujarat riots probed by the Supreme Court appointed SIT