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Gujarat court reserves order on Zakia's plea to July 16

A local court reserved till July 16 its order on Zakia Jafri's plea for production of more documents, including interim report filed by SIT in supreme court, regarding its investigation into her complaint against Gujarat CM Narendra Modi and others in 2002 riots.

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A local court on Wednesday reserved till July 16 its order on Zakia Jafri's plea for production of more documents, including interim report filed by SIT in supreme court, regarding its investigation into her complaint against Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and others in 2002 riots.

The court of metropolitan magistrate BJ Ganatra is also likely to pass order on the application filed by activist Teesta Setalvad for inspecting the original documents, submitted by SIT with closure report, on behalf of Zakia Jafri, on that day.

Continuing his inconclusive arguments from last week and opposing Zakia's plea, counsel for SIT, RS Jamuar said the SIT has produced "everything" it has collected during the course of investigation.

"Demand for interim report filed by AK Malhotra of SIT in sealed cover in the supreme court is irrelevant as that is merely an opinion of an officer. This court has to decide not on the opinions but on the basis of evidences we have collected and produced before this court with our final report," said Jamuar.

Advocate Mihir Desai, appearing for Zakia and Teesta, said SIT changed its stand since it had filed the interim report.

"There has been a change in the positions in the investigation of SIT from what it had filed the interim report to what it has concluded in the closure report," he said.

"The change in positions by SIT is crucial and all reports filed in supreme court should be looked into by this court before taking cognisance of and taking final decision on the closure report," said Desai.

Zakia, wife of ex-Congress MP Eshan Jafri who was killed along with 68 others in Gulburg society massacre, had filed a complaint against Modi and others for a "larger conspiracy" in 2002 riots.

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