Case Not Over for Me: Zakia Jafri Wants Life Term for All Accused

Zakia Jafri will fight for life imprisonment for every accused in the case, as they were all present at the time.

Zakia Jafri, wife of slain Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, showing her husband’s photo while reacting to the Gulbarg Society verdict, in Surat 2 June 2016. (Photo: PTI/Altered by The Quint)

Zakia Jafri, the main crusader in the Gulbarg Society massacre case, is disappointed with the quantum of punishment pronounced by the special court in Ahmedabad on Friday.

Of the 24 convicts, the court sentenced 11 to life imprisonment, 12 to seven years in jail and one person was awarded a decade in jail. These 24 were convicted out of the original list of 66 accused in the case of the 2002 massacre, in which 69 people were killed.

However, on 2 June, the court had convicted only 11 for murder, while 13 were convicted for other crimes and 36 were acquitted.

The case has not ended for me. I will pursue the case against the 36 acquitted and the 13 convicts who were not imprisoned for life. I’ll have to consult my lawyers again now. This is injustice. I was there since morning. A person who did so much for the people, was cut and burnt on the streets. I cannot agree with this. I demand life imprisonment for every convict because everyone was present that day. 

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