He is a member of the Gujarat unit of the Bajrang Dal and his notoriety lies in the fact that he confessed during a sting operation to have actively participated in the killing of men, women and children in Naroda Patiya — an Ahmedabad neighbourhood witness to the worst rioting in February , leading to the deaths of 97 people.
I still remember Bajrangi enthusiastically describing how he slit open a pregnant woman, pulled the foetus out of her belly and impaled it on a trishul. While recounting the act, the index finger of his right hand went down in a clean, swift sweep — giving me the small hope that the horrific act might have at least been quick. Bajrangi boasted that he felt like Maharana Pratap after the act. Bajrangi was found guilty of murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment.
But that was in The collective amnesia turned into one of convenience. News of more lynchings gradually started to drift into deeper, unread pages of our newspapers. We are told that he is now nearly blind and deaf. On March 7, , Bajrangi was finally granted bail by the Supreme Court on medical grounds. The darkness and silence won him his freedom. Being an ardent proponent of science, I cannot blame or credit karma in this sequence of events. I am not sure if foetuses impaled on shining trishuls, suddenly exposed to cruel daylight and the chilly February breeze, would be so effective in deciding the karma of the villainous perpetrators.
The news of his bail, in keeping with the amnesia of convenience, created no ripples in the otherwise unforgiving media of the day.
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India Naroda Patiya riot case: Gujarat High Court likely to pronounce judgement on appeals filed by 32 convicts The Gujarat High Court is likely to pronounce its verdict on appeals in the Naroda Patiya riot case on Friday.
India Naroda Gam riot: SIT court to watch video of sting operation where accused admit to killing Muslims A special SIT court in Ahmedabad which is hearing the Naroda Gam massacre case will watch the video of a sting operation related to the post-Godhra riots.
India Babu Bajrangi's wife writes to Governor, seeks his release from jail The wife of former Bajrang Dal leader and one of the convicts in the Naroda Patiya riot case, Babu Bajrangi, has written to the Gujarat Governor OP Kohli, seeking her husband's release on compassionate grounds.
India SC to consider Maya Kodnani's bail plea on Thursday The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will consider on Thursday the plea to extend the temporary bail granted to former Gujarat Minister Maya Kodnani, convicted in the Naroda Patiya riot case, on medical grounds as she was in a "pitiable" condition after suffering burn injury. Politics Why Modi will only benefit from critics of the Gujarat riots Everyone from the opposition parties to some NGOs, with their bombastic and vacuous rhetoric, seem to be missing the glaring mistakes that Modi's government should be made accountable for.
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