No material to show larger conspiracy in 2002 Gujarat riots, idea is to keep ‘pot boiling’: SIT to Supreme Court

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) told the Supreme Court that there was no material to substantiate claims of any larger conspiracy in the 2002 Gujarat riots.

There was no material to substantiate claims of any larger conspiracy in the 2002 Gujarat riots and the idea behind alleging that the violence was state-sponsored is to keep the “pot boiling” which showed “sinister signs”, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) told the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

The SIT told a bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar that complaint filed by Zakia Jafri alleging larger conspiracy in the riots was not converted into an FIR and the apex court had asked the SIT to look into it and act in accordance with law.