"Asked by the courts to investigate the infamous Hari Masjid incident of the 1993 Mumbai riots, the country's premier investigation agency, CBI, has closed the case saying it can find no 'neutral' witnesses."
Upbraiding the government for its half-hearted approach and demolishing the CBI's reluctance to take up what it described as a "simple" case, the Court remarked that this was a "case that affects the very soul of India." The Hindu : Opinion / Op-Ed : Not this kind of closure, CBI
But as Mumbai's riot victims have found out, what judges say matters little to the State and to policemen. The courts haven't failed the victims, the State has!
The parties that rule Gujarat, Maharashtra and the Centre, and their police, must answer one question: how long do they expect Muslim victims, who see their community constantly accused of being terrorists, to keep fighting through courts?
But as Mumbai's riot victims have found out, what judges say matters little to the State and to policemen. The courts haven't failed the victims, the State has!
The parties that rule Gujarat, Maharashtra and the Centre, and their police, must answer one question: how long do they expect Muslim victims, who see their community constantly accused of being terrorists, to keep fighting through courts?
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