Charges framed against two more in Patia case

The court of designated judge Jyotsnaben Yagnik on Friday framed charges against two more persons in Naroda Patia case. With this, the number of people against whom charges have been framed has gone up to 62.

The two are Naresh Chhara and Suresh Chhara. Both the persons have been booked under various sections of IPC and Arms Act for murder, rape, attacking pregnant woman, throwing infants into fire, rioting, damaging property etc.

The case relates to killing of 95 people, injury to more than a hundred and damaging property worth crores of rupees in Naroda Patia in post-Godhra riots.

On Thursday, the court had framed charges against former minister Maya Kodnani, Babu Bajrangi, Bipin Panchal, Manoj Sindhi, Kishore Korani, Kirpal Singh Chabra and others.