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Gulberg Society Massacre: VHP Leader Atul Vaidya Granted Bail

Vaidya was serving seven years of imprisonment in the Gulberg society massacre case.

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At the height of the Gujarat riots, a Hindu mob had attacked Gulberg Society, a predominantly Muslim neighbourhood in Ahmedabad.
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At the height of the Gujarat riots, a Hindu mob had attacked Gulberg Society, a predominantly Muslim neighbourhood in Ahmedabad.
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Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Atul Vaidya was granted regular bail by the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday. Vaidya was serving seven years of imprisonment in the Gulberg society massacre case. Vaidya has appealed against his conviction in the case.

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Vaidya’s conviction came on 3 June 2016 along with 23 others for killing 69 people at Gulberg Society, a Muslim neighbourhood during the 2002 post-Godhra riots. Former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri was among the victims.

More details are awaited.

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