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