One of the 5 absconding accused of Gulberg society massacre case nabbed in Ahmedabad after almost 16 years

Ahmedabad:

One of the five absconding accused in the 2002 Gulberg Society massacre case pertaining to the killing of 69 people including former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, in which 24 accused were convicted last year by a special SIT court here, was nabbed here today after almost 16 years.

Police said that Ashish Pandey who was named in the FIR of the sensational massacre that took place in the minority dominant society in Meghaninagar here a day after the burning of a coach of Sabarmati express in Godhara on February 27, 2002 (in which 58 Karsevaks had died) as the then resident of Naroda area in the city had gone underground since.

Police said that Pandey has infromed that he had lived at various places including UP and South Gujarat. He was today nabbed from Aslali locality of the city on the basis of a tip off. He had come here in connection with some work. Pandey will be produced before a special SIT court here tomorrow.

The SIT court had in June 2016, convicted 24 accused including VHP leader Atul Vaidya in the case with lifer to 11 of them. Thirty-six others were acquitted. Four other accused of the case were still at large. Vaidya, who was awarded 7 years jail term was granted bail by Gujarat HC in June this year.

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