Summary:
“This brings the prosecution’s case under the shadow of doubt,” the court added.The court noted that the rioting mob had torched properties belonging to Muslims. The court observed, “There was a mob of around 2,000 persons in this incident, but only two persons were arrested later. In 2014, Vaghela were acquitted in another rioting case along with 43 others. Vaghela defended himself by claiming that a local Congress leader, Iqbal Shaikh, had been arrested in a case of rioting and therefore to build a balance, police arrested them as Hindu leaders. 2 a mob of 2,000 Hindus whose names and addresses were not known..