The Accused - II
Politicians & Others
List of politicians as named by the witnesses:
Chief minister, Narendra Modi
Minister for home, Gordhan Zadaphiya
Minister for revenue, Haren Pandya
Minister for health, Ashok Bhatt
Minister for transport, Narayan Laloo Patel
Minister for forests, Prabhatsinh Chauhan
Minister for cottage industries, Ranjitsingh Chawda
International general secretary, VHP Praveen Togadia
List of others as named by the witnesses:
AHMEDABAD
Gulberg Society, Chamanpura, Ahmedabad
1) Girish Prabhudas Sharma (26), Patni society,
Chamanpura.
2) Dinesh Prabhudas Sharma (23), Patni society,
Chamanpura.
3) Ramesh Choti (30), Asha Trading, Patni Nagar
society, Chamanpura.
4) Kapil (22), petrol pump near Swami Narayan Mandir,
Babusingh Madhesinh
society, opp. Gulberg society, Chamanpura., belongs
to Bajrang Dal.
5) Suresh Alias Kali Dhobi (22), Babusingh Madhesinh
society,
Opp. Gulberg society, Chamanpura.
6) Narayan Tonk alias Kabra – Channelwala (40),
Gheewali Chali, Chamanpura.
7) Bharat Lakshman Rajput, he lives behind Ramji
Mandir and works behind
Dr. Sultan’s Dispensary, Chamanpura.
8) Surendra (22), Dr. Gandhi Chawl, Chamanpura.
9) Krishna (son of Champabehn), Dr. Gandhi Chali,
Chamanpura.
10) Lala Mohanji Darbar; Dr. Gandhi Chali, Chamanpura.
11) Sushil Brij Mohan Sharma (26), resident of
Ramchandra colony, Takri, Chamanpura.
12) Poona Sinh Rajput (40-42), works in Arvind Mills;
a Congress (I) activist;
resident of Opp. Gheewali Chawl, above Ramlal
Uttamchand, Chamanpura.
13) Manish Prabhudas Jain (25), Owner Raja Kirana
Store, resident of Dr. Gandhi Chali, Chamanpura.
14) Dharmesh (20), son of Ram Achal Pathak; Resident
of Chandulal Chali,
Chamanpura.
15) Gabbar; son of Mandan Jhingar; resident of
Babusingh Madhesinh Chali, Opp.
Gulberg society, Chamanpura.
16) Chunnilal Prajapati (55), ex-municipal corporator,
from BJP,
resident of Mohanlal Wadi, Chamanpura.
17) Mehsingh Dudhsinh Chaudhary (45), an advocate and
ex-municipal corporator
of the Congress.
18) Jagrup Sinh Rajput (48), an advocate and
ex-deputy mayor of Ahmedabad,
Navi Chali, Om Nagar Road, Chamanpura.
19) Dayaram Mochi; living in Bungalow No. 1 and Ashok
alias Jhingar; resident
of Bungalow No. 1, Gulberg society, Chamanpura.
20) Mangelal Jain (32), owns the Adhinath Kirana
Store, opposite Chamanpura
Pumping Station.
21) Dilip Suraj Bali; Ramchandra Colony, Near Water
Tanker, Chamanpura.
22) Naresh Krishnadas Brahmania, Talati Nagar, Near
Rohidas Bus Station, Block
No. 32, Talati Nagar.
23) Lakhia (27), lives in Block 55, Talati Nagar.
24) Girish Alias Kalia (25), lives near Rohidas bus
stop.
25) Dhobi Kailash, lives in Gopal Nagar.
26) Madan Mochi’s son, Gabbar.
Naroda Gaon & Naroda Patiya, Ahmedabad
1) Dr Jaideep Patel (Gujarat state joint
secretary,VHP);
2) Rana ‘Telecom’; 3) Mayaben Kotdani, ( BJP MLA);
4) Bhartibehn
(BJP corporator); 5) Anitabehn (BJP corporator); 6) Vallabh (BJP
MLC); 7) Ashok (BJP MLC); 8) Jai Bhagwan (Gangotri apartments); 9)
Naresh; 10) Chotta; (accused nos. 8-10 are local level BJP/VHP workers);
11) Sunil Jaratha; 12 )Sunil Patel; 13)Pochia Dada; 14)Suresh aka
Sarezad; 15) Manilal Thakore; 16)Padumal Patel; 17)Bipinbhai Patel; (Bipin
Auto Centre), 18)Shureshbhai Chhara; 19)Uddchhara Mekda; 20)Jay Harijan;
21)Vijay Harijan bhaiyya; 22) Harish Lakshmanbhai Koshti (Shiv Sena
leader); 23) Manoj Lakshmanbhai Koshti (Shiv Sena leader); 24) Bhav
Daruwala (Sarpanch); 25) Vijay Dada (Shiv Sena leader);
26)Bharatbhai Rabati (Shiv Sena leader); 27) Anil Madrasi; 28) Arvind C
Mali; 29) Popat Vaghri; 30)Raju Ambetwala; 31)Dineshbhai Cyclewala;
32) Dr.. Parmar.
Accused named in separate incidents in Naraoda area:
1) Vasant Rathod, 2) Solanki, 3) Guddu Chhara, son of Mukesh
Jiwanlal Banya (local level BJP/VHP worker), 4) Ratilal, son of Bhavani
Singh 5) AMTS driver, Mungna Chhara 6) Murli Naran Sindhi, 7) Satish
Mahadik 8) Bipin Panchal Sindhi, owner, Uday Gas Agency, 9) Praveen Modi,
10) Langda Chhara, 11) Natarajwala Sindhi, 12)Sangeet ‘Furniturewala
Sindhi’. 13) Ratilal, 14) AMTS driver Mungna Chhara, 15)Owner, Manoj
Video.
Naroda Fruit Market, Ahmedabad
1) Gordhan Zadaphiya (Home minister), 2) Babu
Zadaphiya, 3)Revenue minister, Haren Pandya, 4) BJP MLA, Ashok Bhatt
(for inciting arson and destruction at Naroda Fruit Market).
Vatwa, Ahmedabad
Leaders/politicians: 1) Principal Navneet
Patel, 2) Keshubhai Sabziwalla, 3) Babubhai Patel, 4)Mahesh Patel
(Bajrang Dal), 5) Girish Pandya (BJP corporator), 6) Amita Patel (BJP
corporator).
Vandarva Talav, Ahmedabad
1) JP Pandey, 2) Hardevgiri Vanraj, 3) Ranio Ishwar
Vaghri, 4) Sushil Panwla, 5) Baldev, 6) Jitu, 7) Darmesh ‘TVwala’,
8) Rana Shanker Nai ‘Talav Kinarawalla’, 9) Sankar, 10) Vijay,
11) Guddu, 12) Sunil Panwala, 13) Ramesh Dudhawala, 14) Nikul, 15) Babu
Pande, 16) Ramesh Dadhi, 17) Jitu Darbar, 18) Mahesh ‘Darji’, 19)
Millan ‘Dahiwala’, 20) Ramesh Bhia (security guard of Rajdeep
Estate) and others.
Bachubhai no Kuvo, Ahmedabad
1) Rajesh, 2) Prem Prabhdayal Pal, 3) Om Prakash ‘Langdo
– pakodiwalla’, 4) Samshir Yadav, 5) Mahesh Chhotabhai Patel, 6)
Raju Sabjiwala, 7) Sunil Ram Kaival, 8) Panday and others.
Bismillanagar and Burhani society, Ahmedabad
1) Ashvinkumar Rao of Dharmabhumi society and others.
(Complainants do not know the names of the other accused but they
recognise the faces of all.)
Rosni Row house, Ahmedabad
1) Paresh Daruvala Chunara, 2) Ketiyabhai, security
guard of Maruti Cargo, 3) Arun Patel, 4)Mahesh Patel (builder) of Narol,
5) Kanti Chunara and others.
Jahidsa Pir ni Dargah, Ahmedabad
1) Kausik Patel, 2) Mahesh Patel, 3) Kirit Patel,
4)Kishan Patel, 5) Sambhbhai Patel ‘Wireman’, 6) Mahendrabhai (member of
Bajrang Dal) and others.
Navapura, Ahmedabad
1) Mahesh Chotabhai Patel (Bajrang Dal leader), 2)
Suresh Chunara, 3) Babu Chunara, 4)Ramesh Yadav, 5) Mahendrasingh Zala,
6) Magan Patel (Manibhai na Kuvawalla), 7) Harishbhai, 8)
Rameshbhai Zala, 9) Ashok Singh, 10)Shobharam Singh, 11) Jignesh Bhavsar,
12) Rashik Vanad, 13) Parag – Patil Lakhel (‘Tata Sumowala’),
14) Chirag ‘Yamahawalla’ (bike no. 4444), 15) Jayantibhai, 16)
Jago of Chunaravas, 17) Sitaben Chunara, 18) Soniben Chunara, 19)
Santosh Chunara, 20) Ranchhod Chunara, 21) Pradeep Chunara.
GIDC, Ahmedabad
1) Subriyam, 2) Vaudev, 3) Sivkhalisingh, 4) Raju, 5)
Vasudev Pande, 6) Manoj (Indawalo)- Leader, 7) Iswer Rabari,
8)Bharat Bharvad, 9) Gullsingh, 10) Kalalkar, 11) Papu Hajam, 12)
Bhola Pandit, 13) Kalicharan.
Paldi–Ellis Bridge, Ahmedabad
1) Revenue minister, Haren Pandya, 2) BJP MLA Ashok
Bhatt, 3)Bhartibehn (BJP corporator) 4) Anitabehn (BJP
corporator) and other VHP leaders and activists from Paldi area.
PANCHMAHAL DISTRICT
Pandharwada, Panchmahal
1) Sarpanch Anil Modi (BJP), 2) Mahendra Vakil,
3) Jaswant Manilal Patel (BJP), taluka panchayat pramukh, Khanpur,
4) Pramilal, 5) Arvind Patel, 6) Mansukh Bhai, 7)Chamunda,
8)
Sanjay (VHP district president, Panchmahal).
Pandharwada (farm massacre), Panchmahal
1) Pramilal, 2) Jaswant Manilal Patel, 3) Arvind
Patel, 4) Mansukh Bhai Chamunda and 5) Sanjay, (VHP district president,
Panchmahal) 6)Mahendra Vakil (also involved in first massacre in
Pandharwada)
Anjanwa, Panchmahal
Minister for forests, Prabhatsinh Chauhan (BJP).
Malav Gaon, Kalol, Panchmahal
1) Dilip Babu Shah 2) Ulhas Daya Patel.
Dailol, Kalol taluka, Panchmahal
1) Arvind Singh Ranjit Singh Thakore (owner, tempo,
no. KJ17 X 5838), 2) Mehta Hitesh Kumar Jayantilal (owner, Mehta photo
studio at Bakor), 3) Jayantilal Parma Bhai Patel (Gangta), 4) Panchal
Mohan Bhai Soma Bhai (Naroda, runs hotel), 5) Bharat Singh Ranjit Singh
Thakore (Tarakdi, owner, tempo no. GJ17 T 7121), 6) Bhagvan Bhai Sabur
Bhai (sarpanch, Koyla village), 7) Babubhai Patel ‘Yoka’,
8) Nareshbhai Patel (owner, commander jeep no: GJ17R92), 9) Kanku Bahen
Dalabhai (Gangta, runs hotel at bus stand), 10) Malivad Nanabhai
Bhurabhai (runs hotel near Ganga petrol pump), 11) Patel Rameshbhai
Bhaga Bhai (driver of private vehicle), 12) Vikram Nagar Solanki and
others.
Dailol, Panchmahal
BJP minister Pratapsinh Chauhan
Dailol (highway crime, 13 slaughtered),
Panchmahal
1)The manager of People’s Bank, JP Shah, 2) Owner of
Vijay Talkies, 3)Jaggubhai and others.
Mora village, Morvad Hadap
taluka, Panchmahal
1) Amrishbhai Panchal (BJP mahamantri), 2)
Bipinbhai Bhoi (BJP), 3) Kantilal Rana (BJP), 4) Vinod Ambalal Bhoi (Bajrang
Dal, president), 5) Vikrambhai Dindod (BJP, Rajasthan), 6) Sarpanch
es from the tribal villages of Veramya, Suliath, Mora, Deloch and
Rajaita, 7) Dayabhai Gangabhai (Khudra), 8) Chandubhai Sohanbhai (Chandpur),
9) Vinodbhai Chandubhai (Chandpur), 10) Jaswantsingh Jagalbhai (Chandpur),
11) Manglabhai Parsingbhai (Chandpur), 12) Prajapati Dineshbhai Ranchhod,
13) Bhavsar Hiteshbhai Ambalal, 14) Harijan Kanji Mansukh, 15) Nigora
Lakshman Abhesingh.
(These accused have also been named by victim
survivors from other villages for different crimes in Panchmahal and
neighbouring Dahod district.
Kuvajar, Morvad (Hadap) taluka,
Panchmahal
1) Vinu Budha Patel, (next to Shreeji Tiles Factory,
Vejalpur, taluka Kalol, zilla panch), 2) Amarsinh
Budhabhai Patel, (Next to Shreeji Tiles Factory, Vejalpur, taluka
Kalol,zilla panch), 3)Santosh Rama Vaghri, (Vaghriwad, Tejalpur,
taluka Kalol), 4) Anand Rama Vaaghri, (Vaghriwad, Tejalpur,
taluka Kalol), 5) Girish Varia Kanti Kantawala, (Kheda falia,
Vejalpur; taluka Kalol), 6) Dharmendra Jadav, (Godhra Highway
Road, Vejalpur, taluka Kalol) 7) Holo Barot (Garagewala, Bahar
faliu, Vejalpur, taluka Kalol). 8) Saratsingh Daulat (Kuvajar),
9) Rana Balwant (Kuvajar), 10) Arjan Bharat (Kuvajar), 11) Jaswant Singh
Ramsingh (Chaupur), 12) Shauka Hira Parmar (Chaupur), 13) Babu Bhavsingh
Vanjara (Khudra), 14) Amarsingh Patel (Khudra), 15) Jaswant Ramsingh
Patel (Chandpur), 16) Prabhat Ramsingh Patel (Chandpur), 17)Himmatbhai
Ramsingh Patel, 18) Himmatsingh Navalbhai Nayak (Khudra), 19)
Rajesinghbhai Kanjibhai, 20) Sesingh Sardarbhai, 21) Dashratbhai
Rawesingh, 22) Samatsingh Amarsingh Patel, 23) Kiran Abhesingh, 24)
Samatsingh Manji, 24) Narsingh Khatra.
Eral village, Kalol taluka, Panchmahal
1) Rajubhai Vithalbhai Talati, 2)
Purshottambhai Gordhanbhai Parmar, 3) Ganabhai Chandubhai Parmar, 4)
Bhailalbhai Maganbhai, 3) Narendra Singh Chandulal.
Vejalpur, Kalol taluka, Panchmahal
1) Vinu Budha Patel (next to Shreeji Tiles Factory,
Vejalpur, taluka Kalol, zilla panch), 2) Amarsinh
Budhabhai Patel (Next to Shreeji Tiles Factory, Vejalpur, taluka
Kalol, zilla panch), 3) Santosh Rama Vaghri, (Vaghriwad, Tejalpur,
taluka Kalol) 4) Anand Rama Vaaghri, (Vaghriwad, Tejalpur,
taluka Kalol), 5) Girish Varia Kanti Kantawala, (Kheda falia,
Vejalpur; taluka Kalol), 6) Dharmendra Jadav, (Godhra Highway
Road, Vejalpur, taluka Kalol), 7) Holo Barot (Garagewala, Bahar
faliyu, Vejalpur, taluka Kalol).
(These accused have also been named by victim
survivors from other villages for different crimes in Panchmahal and
neighbouring Dahod district); 8) Mukesh Devidas Jaswani aka Gungo,
(Sindhi Bazar,Vejalpur), 9) Rajeshbhai Vensimal Jaswani aka Sindhi,
(Sindhi Bazar,Vejalpur), 10) Rajesh Ballu Jaswani, aka Sindhi, (Sindhi
Bazar, Vejalpur), 11) Rakesh Nagindas Soni, aka Sindhi, (Sindhi
Bazar,Vejalpur), 12) Bharat Vensimal Jaswani, aka Sindhi, (Sindhi
Bazar,Vejalpur), 13) Prakash Urshandas Aswani, 14)Amit Sheth aka Rana, (panchayat
member).
Babaliya village, Panchmahal
1) Arvind Singh Ranjit Singh Thakore (owner, tempo,
no. KJ17 X 5838), 2) Mehta Hitesh Kumar Jayantilal (owner, Mehta photo
studio at Bakor), 3) Jayantilal Parma Bhai Patel (Gangta), 4) Panchal
Mohan Bhai Soma Bhai (Naroda, runs hotel), 5) Bharat Singh Ranjit Singh
Thakore (Tarakdi, his tempo no. GJ17 T 7121), 6) Bhagvan Bhai Sabur Bhai
(sarpanch, Koyla village), 7) Babubhai Patel (Yoka), 8)
Nareshbhai Patel (Has Commander jeep no: GJ17R92), 9) Kanku Bahen
Dalabhai (Gangta, runs hotel at bus stand), 10) Malivad Nanabhai
Bhurabhai (runs hotel near Ganga petrol pump), 11) Patel Rameshbhai
Bhaga Bhai (driver of private vehicle), and a crowd of 250 under the
leadership of the above-mentioned accused
Limkheda, Panchmahal and Piplod Road, Dahod
1) Rameshkumar R. Chandana (sarpanch), 2)
Shailesh C. Bhatt; 3)Mitish C Bhatt; 4) Pradip Ramanbhai Modhia, 5)
Naresh Ramanbhai Modhia, 6) Govind Hukam Rawal, 7) Jaswant Rawal, 8)
Gopaldas Babulal Shah, 9) Shreepal Ajablal Jain, 10) Vikas Subhash Jain,
11) Gopal Dama Rawal; 12) Govind Varsing Bilwad; Radheshyam B. Shah
(lawyer), 13) Ashish B. Shah, 14) Bhagubhai Kuvar Shah; 15) Kesar Khima
Vahomia; 16) Rajukant Modhia (came with jeep no. 3605), 17) Mukesh Pawar
Vanjara; 18) Umeshkumar Shah (doctor), 19) Maukabhai Mansingh Guniji;
20) Raju Chhagan Harijan; 21) Shankar Chhagan Harijan; 22) Mafat
Moghilal Prajapat; 23) Harshad Kantilal Patanwadia; 24) Natu Dala Parmar;
25) Bharat Raval; 26), Dave Raju Magan Maharaj; 27) Khicha Vahomia; 28)
Pankajkumar Naran Luhar; 29) Ashok Naran Luhar; 30) Raju Karan Vanjhara;
31) Mangalbhai Mogilal Prajapati; 32) Pradyumbhai Majisaivik (came in
car no. GJ-17-7-5728), 33) Gopal Prakash Modhia; 34) Jignesh Prakash
Modhia; 35) Dilip Manalal Darji; 36) Vijaykumar Ramanlal Modhia; 37)
Harish B. Shah; 38) Manish B. Shah; 39) Kambhai Lalit Bairyawala
(tailor), 40) Dilip K. Chandana; 41) Kanti Kadakia Shilot; 42) Lakshman
Bhabor (Dasana), 43) Natu Dhirsingh Sangada; 44) Bharat Dhirsingh
Sangada; 45) Kambhai Master (Dasa), 46) Padamsingh Labana Bandibarwala;
47) Kamleshkumar Manharlal Dave; 48) Pramukhkumar Bhagabhai Dabgar; 49)
Rajubhai Babulal Soni; 50) Mahesh Suvalal Shah; 51) Budhabhai
ShamabahiBilwad; 52) Umeshkumar Gopikrishan Shah; 53) Nileshkumar
Anadilal Shah (teacher), 54) Rajeshkumar Anandilal Shah. (All the
above 54 are residents of Randhikpur), 55) Jaswantbhai Patel (Chhapan
Road, taluka Limkheda came in his car; 56) Mahendra Driver
Chhaparwad came in car, car No. GJ-17-C-2853), 57) Narsingh, sarpanch
Dhamanbhai.
DAHOD DISTRICT
Jhalod, Dahod
Preparation for attack/conspiracy: The leaders of
the BJP from Jhalod named by the local people are: 1) Bhagwan Panchal,
2) Agnesh Panchal, 3) Bhavesh Babubhai Katar (son of the MP), 4) Subhash
Agrawal, 5) Sunil Agrawal, 6) Kaloobhai Sangada, 7) Chhagan Bhunatar
(ex-corporator), 8) Narainbhai (from Limli), 9) Mukesh Karnawat, 10)
Dalsukh Maharaj, 11) Mukeshkumar Nandkishor Purohit, 12) Shankar Labana,
13) Maheshbhai Bhuria, 14) Suresh Charal, 15) Ramanbhai Admat Khutawala
(sarpanch) and others.
Private Firing: Subhash Makhanlal Agrawal,
Bhavesh Babulal Katara, Gopal Makhanlal Agrawal, Kirit Makhanlal Agrawal,
Mukesh Makhanlal Agrawal, Suresh Charel, Balji Patel, Rajni Patel.
Randhikpur, Dahod
Accused of gang rapes and the murder of 14 family
members: 1) Shailesh Bhat, 2) Raju Soni, 3) Lala doctor, 4) Govind
Nana, 5) Jaswant Navi, 6) Lalo Vakil, son of Bhagu Kuverji, 7) Kesar
Khima, 8) Baka Khima Vasava (all from Randhikpur).
(These accused have also been named by victim
survivors from other villages for different crimes in Panchmahal and
neighbouring Dahod district).
Arson in Randhikpur: 1)
Rameshkumar R. Chandana (sarpanch), 2) Shailesh C. Bhatt; 3)
Mitish C. Bhatt; 4) Pradip Ramanbhai Modhia; 5) Naresh Ramanbhai Modhia;
6) Govind Hukam Rawal; 7) Jaswant Rawal; 8) Gopaldas Babulal Shah; 9)
Shreepal Ajablal Jain; 10) Vikas Subhash Jain; 11) Gopal Dama Rawal; 12)
Govind Varsing Bilwad; 13) Radheshyam B. Shah (lawyer), 14) Ashish B.
Shah; 15) Bhagubhai Kuvar Shah; 16) Kesar Khima Vahomia; 17) Rajukant
Modhia (came with jeep no. 3605), 18) Mukesh Pawar Vanjara; 19)
Umeshkumar Shah (doctor), 20) Maukabhai Mansingh Guniji; 21) Raju
Chhagan Harijan; 22) Shankar Chhagan Harijan; 23) Mafat Moghilal
Prajapat; 24) Harshad Kantilal Patanwadia; 25) Natu Dala Parmar; 26)
Bharat Raval; 27) Dave Raju Magan Maharaj; 28) Khicha Vahomia; 29)
Pankajkumar Naran Luhar; 30) Ashok Naran Luhar; 31) Raju Karan Vanjhara;
32)Mangalbhai Mogilal Prajapati; 33) Pradyumbhai Majisaivik (came in car
no. GJ-17-7-5728), 34) Gopal Prakash Modhia; 35) Jignesh Prakash Modhia;
36) Dilip Manalal Darji; 37) Vijaykumar Ramanlal Modhia; 38) Harish B.
Shah; 39) Manish B. Shah; 40) Kambhai Lalit Bairyawala (tailor), 41)
Dilip K. Chandana; 42) Kanti Kadakia Shilot; 43) Lakshman Bhabor (Dasana),
44) Natu Dhirsingh Sangada; 45) Bharat Dhirsingh Sangada; 46) Kambhai
Master (Dasa), 47) Padamsingh Labana Bandibarwala; 48) Kamleshkumar
Manharlal Dave; 49) Pramukhkumar Bhagabhai Dabgar; 50) Rajubhai Babulal
Soni; 51) Mahesh Suvalal Shah; 52) Budhabhai Shamabahi Bilwad; 53)
Umeshkumar Gopikrishan Shah; 54) Nileshkumar Anadilal Shah (teacher),
55) Rajeshkumar Anandilal Shah. — all named in the FIR who are
residents of Randhikpur and 56) Jaswantbhai Patel (Chhapan Road,
taluka Limkheda, came in his car; 57) Mahendra (driver) Chhaparwad,
came in car No. GJ-17-C-2853), 58) Narsingh, sarpanch Dhamanbhai
--from outside.
Piplod, Dahod
Arson: 1) Ketan Parikh, 2) Prithvi Puwar (sarpanch
of Guna village), 3) Bhuderbhai Mulabhai (ex-sarpanch ), 4)
leader of Salia Manubhai Valabhai (Taluka pramukh), 5) Pradipbhai
Manabhai, 6) Sunil Rameshchandra Soni.
Sanjeli, Dahod
Among the accused identified by the villagers are
also many who were responsible for the brutal attacks against Christians
in 1998. The accused named here are: 1) Dalsukhdas Maharaj, 2)
Mukesh Nandkishor Purohit, 3) Jagdish Premchand Jain, 4) Dimple
Occhavlal Desai, 5) Vijaysinh Dalpatsinh Raolji, 6) Prakash Jagannath
Dhobi, 7) Ramchandra Ghanshyam Agrawal, 8) Digvijaysinh M Chauhan,
9) Vaktabhai Salabhai Khant, 10) Chandubhai Prajapati, 11) Ramesh
Maharaj (Nenki Sarpanch), 12) Shankar Kotha Prajapati , 13)
Bhopat Luna Prajapati, 14) Chadiya Ghala Harijan, 15) Prakash Shomabhai
Raval, 16) Popat Somabhai Raval (driver), 17) Mansingh Ravat (Picchhoda),
18) Shashikant Mahida, 19) Pardhibhai Kamabhai Marel, 20) Dalsingh
Bhagabhai Marel, 21) Tajsingh Bhundabhai Marel, 22) Ashok Bhoi. 23)
Rajubhai Vithalbhai Talati, 24) Purshottambhai Gordhanbhai Parmar, 25)
Ganabhai Chandubhai Parmar, 26) Bhailalbhai Maganbhai, 27) Narendra
Singh Chandulal, 28) Dilip Babu Shah, 29) Ulhas Daya Patel, 30) Dalsukh
Maharaj (VHP Marg Darshak Mandal).
KHEDA DISTRICT
Mehmdavad
1) RSS, VHP and Bajrang Dal, 2) Pankaj Bhai, 3) Vinod
Bhai Patel (BJP), 4)Sarpanch of Kheda town.
PATAN DISTRICT
Ghasiavas, Radhanpur, Patan
1) Shankarbhai Lakdhirbhai Chaudhri (Arbuda Society;
MLA Santalpur,Radhanpur), 2) Pravinbhai Thakkar Mahalakshmi (Radhanpur;
chief of the Radhanpur taluka BJP), 3) Prakash Keshavlal Thakkar,
who is known as Prakash ‘Dakshini’, 4) Doctor Rawal, hospital in
Lalbaug, 5) Kanubhai Deri, 6) Vinod Kumar Goklani, 7) Satishbhai Thakkar,
sells dish antennae, 8) Thakore Ajmalbhai Abhabhai (Chalwada, taluka
Radhanpur). 9) Bharatkumar Kalyanji Thakkar (Dandia suburb, Radhanpur;
business: Ambika Electronics, Lalbaug, Radhanpur), 10) Ratilal Vyas,
vice-chief of Santalpur taluka panchayat. (Varahi). Also other
residents of Radhanpur city and taluka, a mob of more than 700
VHP, Bajrang Dal, and RSS members, 11) Sukhadia Bakulkumar Pannalal (Gogasheri,
Radhanpur). 12) Shankarbhai Lakdhirbhai Chaudhri (Arbuda Society), 13)
Pravinbhai Thakkar Mahalakshmi, (Radhanpur), 14) Prakash Keshavlal
Thakkar, alias Prakash Dakshini; 15) Doctor Rawal, whose hopital is in
Lalbaug; 16) Kanubhai Deri, who is a former corporator..
The accused have been accused under IPC, sections
147, 148, 149, 307, 427, 436.
ANAND DISTRICT
Ode, Anand
1) Harish Valabhbhai, 2) Nantubhai Sana,Anand 3)
Basant Poonambhai, 4) Lalabhai Bakoor bhai. Leading the mob were:
5) Dilipbhai Valabhbhai Patel, 6) Chotobhai Ranabhai Patel, 7)
Prakashbhai Jamnadas Patel; 8) Hemand Kumar Rathod. Also in the mob
were: 9) Ghanshyambhai Ambala, 10) Devendrabhai Harshadbhai Patel,
11) Prakashbhai Jashbhai Patel, 12) Dilipbhai Sanabhai Patel, 13)
Girishbhai Somabhai Patel.
MEHSANA DISTRICT
Visnagar, Mehsana
1) Daya Purushottam, 2) Babubhai Purushottam, 3)
Ramesh Daya Madhabar, 4) BJP MLA Prahlad Ghosa (supplied arms).
Vadodara DISTRICT
Wadi Taiwada, Vadodara city
1) Sandip Bhonse, 2) Mukesh D. Sirsagar, 3) Hitesh R.
Dhomse, 4) Bharatesh Desai (RSS).
Bavamanpura, Vadodara city
1) Jayanti 2) Satya.
Hajimiyan ki Sara, Baranpura, Vadodara city
1) Ishwar Machhi, 2) Soni Bhooria, 3) Dr Thakore
Patel, 4) Vimal Thakur, 5) Bhaya Mochi, 6) Bhuriyo Soni, 7) Ramesh Mochi,
8) Hardik, 9) Maniyo, son of Ranjeet, Chobdar Mohalla.
Roshannagar (Tulsiwadi/Hathikhana), Vadodara city
1) Umakant Joshi (ex-mayor), 2) Kanubhai Panwala, 3)
Narendra Pandya s/o Parvati, 4) Rajubhai Kuberbhai, 5) Suresh Sharma STD
walla
Machchipith , Vadodara city
1) Ajay Dave, (Leader of BJP), 2) Niraj Jain, (leader
of Vadodara chapter of VHP), 3) Baka Brahmbhatt (a factory owner in GIDC,
Makarpura), 4) Milind Ambegaonkar (Shikshan Samiti, VMC).
Vadsar Road , Vadodara
1) Manoj, 2)Yogesh, 3) Maradi 4) Mr. Shrimali.
Shivshakti Nagar and Indiranagar, Vadodara
1) VHP and the Bajrang Dal, 2) Nattubhai
Makarpura, Vadodara
1) Dayabhai Prajapati, 2) Naresh Sharma 3) A.P. Singh
(all residents of Indiranagar, D group), 4) Raju Vishnu More, 5)
Lotan Patil, Hiralal Lotan Patil, 6) Sanju Marathe (residents of Narayan
Nagar), 7) Dilipsingh Jethisingh Raj (resident of Tulja Nagar), 8)
Ramanand R Yadav, 9) Sahebrao Patil (residents of Shreeji Nagar), 10)
Shyam Vishnu More, 11) Sanju Marathe (driver) (residents of
Ghanshyam Nagar). Others from Maretha involved were: 12) Sanabhai
Thakur, 13) Ishwarbhai Thakur, 14) Narayanbhai Thakur, 15) Sureshbhai
Chotabhai Thakur, 16) Mansinghbhai Jethabhai Thakur, 17)Nilesh Bhogilal
Patel, 18) Chimanbhai Tribhovanbhai Thakur.
Best Bakery, Dabhoi Road, Vadodara
1) Jayanti ‘Chaiwala’, 2) Mahesh, 3) Munna, 4)
Sanjay Thakkar, 5) Santosh Thakkar, 6) Jagdish Rattiwala, 7) Dinesh
Bakeriwala, 8) Shanabhai.
Noor Park, Tarsali, Vadodara
Accused in Salim Memon’s murder: 1) Raju Bangri
(of Adarsh Nagar, a Bajrang Dal leader), 2) Alpesh (Bajrang Dal), 3)
Jagdish Patel (ex-Sarpanch of Tarsali and BJP member), 4) Amar
Ghanti, 5) Raman Ishwar Dishwala, 6) Raju Thakore & 7) Anil Tailor (both
of Vijay Nagar).
Accused for rioting and arson: 1) Raju Thakore,
2) Jasbhai Patel.
Vishal Nagar, Tarsali, Vadodara
Accused in Iqbal Hussain and Nasir Hussain’s murders
1) Narendrasinh Solanki (BJP, taluka panchayat
member), 2) Sunil Bhoieto, 3) Ajit Kalia (of Vishal Nagar), 4)
Sunil Patel (of BJP), 5) Sudhir Meldi, 6) Pradip aka Padiyo, 7) Kallo
Jaiswal, 8) Bhupendra, 9) Ravi, 10) Dharmendra, 11) Kanchia, 12)Manish
Gurkha (all of Vishal Nagar)
Raghovpura village, near Tarsali, Vadodara
1) Sarpanch Shantilalbhai Patel
Gotri village, Vadodara
1) Ghanshyam Brahmabhatt (BJP worker), 2) Kanchanben
Barot (BJP councillor), 3) Bhailal Parag Patel 4) Dilip Bhagat Patel.
Kisanwadi, Vadodara
1) Vishnu Prajapati, 2) Kishore Marathi, 3) Santosh
Hajam, 4) Jogi, 5) Chandrakant, 6) Uma, 7) Dhamma, 8) Rahul, 9) Karia,
10) Jayanti, 11) Pappu, 12) Subhash,13) Natu, 14) Chandu Plumber, 15)
Ramesh ‘Stickerwalla’.
Indiranagar, Karelibaug, Vadodara
1) Shankar 2) Pinto.
Roshannagar-Ashapuri, Navayard Cabin D Area, Vadodara
1) Pradip Joshi (councillor,Ward no. 12), 2)
Bharat Shah (councillor), 3)Rajubhai, 4) Dilipbhai 5)‘Painter’.
Amarnagar, Navayard, Vadodara
1) Kanu Acharya, 2) Kamlesh Gandhi 3)Pradip Joshi (councillor)
4) Raju Vaghela.
Das Patel ni Chaal, Sardarnagar, Navayard, Vadodara:
1) Dilip Keria.
Ektanagar, Navayard, Vadodara: 1) Pradip Joshi (councillor).
Fatehgunj, Vadodara
1) Gopal N Rabadi, 2) Mahendra N Rabadi, 3) Ashoo
Dubey 4) Guddu Dubey.
Sama, Vadodara: 1) Pradip Joshi (BJP councillor).
Atladra, Vadodara
1) Arunaben Pandya, 2) Yogesh Patel, 3) Hari Krishan
Patel 4) Nikeshbhai G Patel.
Bajwa, Vadodara
1) Jagdish Patel, 2) Dhirubhai Patel, 3) Jagdish
Armanbhai Patel, 4) Arun Patel of Karachiya village, 5) Sampat Vaghri of
Rajasthan colony, 6) Mukesh Patel, 7) Jayaben Thakkar (BJP MP).
Maretha, Vadodara
1) Sanabhai Ishwarbhai Thakur, 2) Sanjay Chiman
Thakur, 3) Mahendra Magan Thakur, 4)Vishnu Raisingh Bhuria (all
residents of Bhathuji Falia), 5) Sana Thakur (resident of Santoshi
Nagar) 6) Prakash Mulchand Wagh (resident of Magan Park), 7) Bipinbhai
Patel (resident of Alamgar), 8) Sukhdeo Thakur, the Sarpanch of
Talsat, 9) Pramodbhai of Chappad, 10) Nilesh Bhogilal Patel, 11) Mahesh
Haribhai Rabari, 12) Raghubahi Bharwad, (all Bajrang Dal leaders),
13) Sarpanch Kantaben Sanabhai Vasava, 14) Veenabhai Chagganbhai
Patel (ex-BJP leader), 15) Govindbhai Ramsibhai Rabari, 16) Haribhai
Icchabhai Rabari 17) Narayanbhai Chottabhai Thakur.
Sokhada, Vadodara
1) Motiya Pura, 2) Lalji Pura, 3) Vashna, 4)
Madhusudhanbhai Muljibhai ‘Amerikawalla’ 5) Sarpanch
Mahendrabhai Ramanbhai Patel, 6) Jagdishbhai Mohanbhai (Tailor), 7)
Hiteshbhai Purushottam ‘STD Pangallawalla’, 8) Manojbhai
Thakorebhai Patel (newspaper dealer) 10) Sanjaybhai Thakorebhai.
Chappad, Vadodara
1) Village sarpanch, 2) Pramodbhai
Shankarbhai Patel, 3) Rajubhai Shankarbhai Patel, 4) Sarpanch’s
daughter-in-law, 5) Pradipbhai Tarjabhai Patel, 6) Manojbhai Laljibhai
Patel, 7) Somabhai Himmatbhai Patanwala, 8) Pramod Thakkar, 9) Pradip
Patel, 10) Jyotishbhai Vasava, 11) Kanu Ratilal Vasava.
Ranoli, Vadodara
1) Sarpanch Chandrakant Patel, 2) & 3)
Sarpanch’s two sons, 4) Kaushik Patel (an employee of GACL).
Samiala, Vadodara
1) Narendrabhai Gordhanbhai Vaid (Sarpanch),
2)Kamlesh Gordhanbhai Patel (Dy Sarpanch), 3) Bhogilal Mohanbhai
Patel, 4) Mahendrabhai Harmanbhai Patel, 5)Kishorebhai Laljibhai Baria,
6) Natubhai Dayabhai Patel, 7) Jagdishbhai Dayabhai Patel, 8) Hiteshbhai
Bacchubhai Patel.
Lakshmipura, Vadodara
1) Bhagatsinh Gaikwad (Panchayat member), 2)
Labhubhai (Gramsewak), 3)Bharatbhai (Doctor), 4) Rameshbhai
Bakorbhai Solanki, 5) Chiragbhai Maganbhai Panchal, 6) Narendrabhai
Raojibhai Patel, 7) Lakshmansinh Bodana, 8) Poonambhai Solanki, 9)
Ranjitsinh Chatrasinh Gohil, 10) Umeshbhai Natubhai Rawal, 11) Kantilal
Bhatt, 12) Shantilal Shanabhai Vaghri, 13) Rameshbhai Chimanbhai Padiyar,
14) Punitbhai Solanki, 15) Sukhabhai Vaghri, 16) Dilipsinh Gaikwad,
17)Sureshbhai Rajput, 18)Chandrasinh Maganbhai Rajput, 19) Dilipbhai
Shantilal Valand.
Taiwasa, Vadodara
1) Sandip Bhonse, 2) Mukesh D Sirsagar, 3) Hitesh R
Dhomse, 4) Bharatesh Desai (of the RSS).
After the Godhra incident an urgent meeting of the
activists of BJP. VHP, RSS, & Bajrang Dal was held under the leadership
of 1) Yogesh Patel (MLA), 2) Nalin Bhatt (ex-chairman of GEB), 3) PC
Patel, 4) Jani Mama (councillor & librarian of MS University), 5) Jivraj
Chauhan, 6) Milinbhai Ambegaokar, 7) Ajay Dave, 8) Pradip Joshi, 9)
Niraj Jain, 10) Pankaj Jain (Advocate), 11) Jatin Vyas, 12) Raju
Bareliwala, 13) Chiman Maradia, 14) Ashok Pawar, (Samata Party
corporator), 15) Pranav Patel (BJP corporator).
Tejgadh, Chhotaudaipur, Vadodara
1) Sarpanch and 2) Adivasis from
villages nearby.
Sabarkantha DISTRICT
Bhiloda, Sabarkantha
1) Gunvantbhai Bhagwandas Trivedi, (BJP member) and
11 others 2) Sarpanch, Rupesh Trivedi (RSS pracharak), 3)
Shri Prabhudas Lalabhai Patel (joint secretary of RSS for Banaskantha
and Sabarkantha.), and 8 others.
Kidiad, Sabarkantha
1) Kalubhai Malwad (BJP, MLA and taluka
panchayat pramukh).
Kediagaon, Sabarkantha
1) Kalubhai Malwad (BJP, MLA and taluka
panchayat pramukh).
Prantij, Himmatnagar, Sabarkantha
1) Minister of state for cottage industries,
Ranjitsingh Chawda, 2) Jagdish Taral (VHP leader).
Mujethi, Idar taluka, Sabarkantha
1) Sarpanch Kantibhai Hiralal Patel 2)
Jayantibhai Patel, 3) Nalinbhai Bhogilal Mehta, 4) Devarkumar
Chandrakant Tulsi 5) Saratkumar Kantilal Doshi. 6) Suryakant Joshi (BJP
taluka leader).
Bharuch city
1) VHP Bharuch president, Viral Desai 2) Ranjan
Mistry, 3) Champak Mistry, 4) Satish Mistry (BJP corporator, also an
active member of the BD/RSS).
Ankleshwar, Bharuch
1) Pintu, 2) Janak Shah, 3) Jeetu Patel, 4) Ganesh
Agrawal, 5) Pravin Master, 6) Harendra Solanki, 7) Dinesh Solanki.
Rajpardi, Bharuch
1) Rohit Shah (Advocate), 2) Yogesh Kanti Patel.
Andada, Bharuch
1) Naresh Nagji Patel (works in the postal
department), 2) Prakashbhai Rameshbhai Patel, 3) Anilbhai Ramanbhai
Patel 4) Dineshbhai Bhikabhai Patel.
Mandwa, Bharuch
1) Mahesh Shankar, 2) Bipinbhai Gunwantbhai Pandya,
3) Mahesh Dalpat Parmar, 4) Khushal Chiman Machhi Patel, 5) Thakore Jina,
6) Chandubhai Bhikhabhai Machhi Patel, 7) Bhikha Sardar (All belonging
to the Bajrang Dal).
Banaskantha DISTRICT
1) Brahmin Thakar, 2) Rajendra Prasad, 3) Vasudev and others.
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