Here is a timeline of the Naroda Gam riot case February 28, 2002: Eleven persons from Muslim community killed in violence in Naroda Gam area of Ahmedabad during the bandh call given by right-wing organisations a day after the Godhra train burning incident.
May 2009: Gujarat High Court designates S H Vora as judge for the Naroda Gam case trial.
May 2009: The Supreme Court-constituted Special Investigation Team (SIT) files a charge sheet against BJP leader and former state minister Maya Kodnani, VHP leader Jaideep Patel, Babu Bajrangi and others.
May 2009: Charges framed against them under IPC sections 120 (B) (criminal conspiracy), 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to murder), 395 and 397 (looting) and 143 to 147 (rioting). As per the charge sheet, Kodnani and Patel led the mob.
July 2009: Special court begins proceedings with the SIT submitting its ninth charge sheet.
July 2010: Total number of accused in the case reaches 86 with SIT filing charge sheet against three more persons.
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