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Indian court jails 11 for life over Gujarat massacre

New Delhi - The massacre was one of a series of riots that flared for two months in western Gujarat, killing more than 1,000 people.

An Indian court jailed 11 Hindu attackers for life on Friday for murdering dozens of Muslims in one of the most notorious massacres of the 2002 Gujarat riots that shook India at a time Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the state's chief minister.
The court sentenced 12 others to seven years in jail over the killing of 69 Muslims, while another was handed a 10-year sentence, prosecutors told local television channels after the sentencing.
A Hindu mob scaled the boundary wall of the Gulbarg housing society in Ahmedabad, Gujarat's largest city, in February 2002 before torching the homes in which Muslim families were trapped. Several victims were children and women who were burned to death.
The massacre was one of a series of riots that flared for two months in western Gujarat, killing more than 1,000 people.
An Indian court this month convicted 24 Hindus for their role in the massacre at the Gulbarg housing society while acquitting 36. The trial began in 2009.
Zakia Jafri, whose husband and former Congress party legislator, Ehsan, died in the blaze, said Friday's sentences were insufficient.
"I am not satisfied with this verdict. I have to start all over again. This is wrong," she told media.

This case is not over for me today, we are right where we started: Zakia Jafri #GulbargVerdict pic.twitter.com/vcyC7dYJE0
- ANI (@ANI_news) June 17, 2016

Court said 2002 incident was the darkest day in civil society: RC Kodekar, Public Prosecutor #GulbargVerdict | ANI pic.twitter.com/U72VEQBBXH
- Times of India (@timesofindia) June 17, 2016

Shabnam Hashmi: I don't believe in death penalty, I wouldn't say judgement should have been death. #GulbargVerdict pic.twitter.com/T1BtZlYxFm
- ANI (@ANI_news) June 17, 2016

My brother is innocent, we will go to the SC against this verdict, not fair: Sister of one accused #GulbargSociety pic.twitter.com/Pj5Pb4ctsG
- ANI (@ANI_news) June 17, 2016