Maya Kodnani, a gynaecologist, witnessed a meteoric rise in Gujarat state politics, before it came to a halt after she was named an accused in the 2002 Naroda Gam and Naroda Patiya cases. Twenty-one years later, she’s been acquitted in the matter, with many asking if she will re-enter politics again
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In March 2017, Maya Kodnani had sought the examination of 14 more witnesses in her defence, including Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who was then the national president of the BJP. Shah appeared before the designated court on September 18, 2017.
Eleven Muslims were killed in the Naroda Gam riots which occurred in the aftermath of the Sabarmati Express being torched in Godhra. The case, which kicked off in 2010, was presided over by six different judges and saw Amit Shah called as a witness