News Desk: The Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) might have given a clean chit to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in Gulbarg Society massacre, but the Amicus Curiae report has questioned Modi's role in Gujarat riots.


The Amicus curiae report filed independently by Raju Ramachandran on the 2002 Gujarat riots said that the role of Modi needs to be investigated.  


The report said that there are a number of circumstances that indicate that the matter requires a detailed investigation to examine the role of Modi in the communal riots, which were triggered after the Sabarmati Express train burning incident in Godhra in 2002.


Ramachandran in his report mentioned that a message was conveyed that the state machinery would not step in to prevent the communal riots. Modi is accused of not acting during riots.


The investigation by the SIT found that a meeting was held at the residence of Modi at around 11 PM on February 27, 2002 in which senior bureaucrats and police offers were present. However, the SIT concluded that claim made by IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, who was the then Deputy Commissioner of Police (Intelligence), was incorrect. He had claimed that he was present at the meeting.


Ramachandran report recommended a probe to examine Modi's role in the riots. Since Bhatt is a senior IPS officer, even though he did not have evidence showing that he was present at the meeting chaired by Modi, an investigation should be carried out, the report said adding that the Bhatt may provide come circumstantial evidences to prove his claims.


However, the report said that no illegal instruction was issued by Modi at the meeting. But Bhatt had alleged that he was present at the meeting and Chief Minister Modi had said that Hindus should be permitted to vent their anger.


Ramachandran report said that the offences which can be made out against Modi at this prima facie are offences under sections 153A (1) (a) & (b), 153B (1) (c), 166 and 505 (2) of the IPC. However, the Court of competent jurisdiction will decide whether Modi will be summoned for any or all of these offences.


The report further said that the case are made against MK Tandon, the then joint commissioner of police, Ahmedabad and PB Gondia, the then deputy commissioner of police, Ahmedabad under Sections 304A IPC and 166 IPC respectively.

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