June 6, 2016: A special SIT court, on June 2 gave judgment, convicted 24 accused in link with a 2002 post-Godhra riots case of Gulberg Society, is predictable to say the quantum of sentence today.

In the case, there were 69 persons involving former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri were killed in riots.

Special Court Judge PB Desai had on June 2, acquitted 36 accused and convicted 24, of which 11 have been charged with murder, while other 13 have been convicted for lesser offences.

Out of the 66 accused named by the SIT in the case, six had died during the trial and nine are behind bars since 14 years, while others are out on bail.

The court said, " that there is no evidence of criminal conspiracy in the case, while dropping section 120 B of the IPC"

VHP leader Atul Vaidya have been convicted for lesser offences.Meanwhile, one of the accused, Bipin Patel, a sitting BJP corporator from Asarva seat has also been acquitted. He was also the corporator in 2002 when the massacre happened and won the election for fourth consecutive term last year.

Responding to the decision, Zakia Jafri, wife of Ehsan Jafri said,"her fight would continue and all of them should have been punished because they killed people and destroyed their property.

"I saw them doing so with my own eyes," she said, adding as a woman she does not have the courage to demand capital punishment but they should get stringent punishment.

The Gulberg Society case is one of the nine cases of the 2002 Gujarat riots probed by the Supreme Court appointed SIT. The incident had taken place a day after S-6 coach of Sabarmati Express was burnt near Godhra train station, where in 58 'karsevaks' were killed.