Nanavati Commission summons IPS Sanjiv Bhatt

The Nanavati Commission, probing the post-Godhra communal riots, has summoned senior IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, who filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court implicating Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on May 16.

This was done on the basis of an application filed before it by the Jan Sangarsh Manch, an NGO representing some of the riot victims.

The NGO yesterday approached the panel requesting it to probe the role and conduct of chief minister Narendra Modi during the post-Godhra events, in the wake of the affidavit filed by Bhatt.

Bhatt, in an affidavit to the Supreme Court, alleged Modi of instructing state officials to allow Hindus "to vent out their anger" during the clashes and wanted Muslims to be "taught a lesson".

The Justice G T Nanavati and Justice Akshay Mehta Commission has already submitted a part of their report dealing with Godhra train carnage and are in the final stages of submitting their report on post-Godhra riots.

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