Court convicts 24 over Gujarat massacre

A court in India has found 24 people guilty of involvement in one of the most notorious massacres during the 2002 anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat. The special court acquitted 36 others in the so-called Gulbarg Society killings in Ahmedabad city. Activists and riot survivors have expressed “disappointment” and said they would challenge the verdict. A […]

A court in India has found 24 people guilty of involvement in one of the most notorious massacres during the 2002 anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat.
The special court acquitted 36 others in the so-called Gulbarg Society killings in Ahmedabad city. Activists and riot survivors have expressed “disappointment” and said they would challenge the verdict.
A mob attacked the Gulbarg Society complex, hacking and burning 69 people to death.
The riots were among the worst since Indian independence.