2002 Gujarat riots convict who jumped parole held
   Date :16-Sep-2020

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AHMEDABAD :
 
A MAN convicted in the 2002 post-Godhra riots case in Gujarat, who jumped parole about two months back, has been arrested by Ahmedabad Police, an official said on Tuesday. The convict, Kalubhaiya Rathod (43), was nabbed on Monday and primary investigation revealed he jumped parole to look after his ailing mother, Krushnanagar police station’s senior inspector J R Patel said.
 
Rathod, who was facing charges of murder, attempt to murder, rioting and arson, was among 16 people convicted by the Gujarat High Court in 2018 for their role in Naroda Patiya riots here in which 97 people, mostly from the minority community, were killed.
 
He was sentenced to life imprisonment by the High Court and was lodged in the Sabarmati Central Jail in Ahmedabad, the city police said. On September 8, the jail authorities lodged a complaint at Krushnanagar police station against Rathod under the Prisons Act for jumping parole.