Summary:
From being described as the kingpin of Naroda Patiya massacre, to being acquitted of all charges, former state minister Maya Kodnani's fortunes have swung wildly in the past few years. A decade after the horrific crime, a special court had sentenced Kodnani to 28 year's imprisonment in August 2012 describing her as the 'kingpin'. Less than six years ago, a special court had convicted Kodnani in the Naroda Patiya case — the worst communal massacre in Gujarat in 2002. Legal battles for the gynecologist-turned-politician are not yet over, as she is also facing trial in the Naroda Gam riots case. Fast forward to Friday, and the Gujarat HC overturned Kodnani's conviction..