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VHP, Bajrang Dal, BJP activists arrested for Naroda massacre

Gujarat Police on Tuesday arrested three persons, having links with Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Bajrang Dal and Bharatiya Janata Party, in connection with the killing of at least 86 people by a rioting mob in Ahmedabad on February 28, a day after the Godhra carnage.

Babubhai Rajabhai Patel alias Babu Bajrangi, Parminder Singh Rajput and Kishan Khubhchand Kooranai were arrested on Tuesday morning from Naroda and Saijapur localities and were produced before a court which remanded them to 10 days police custody, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) P P Pandey said.

"We have arrested them because their names were in the FIR in the case relating to the killing of 86 people by a mob on February 28 at Naroda Patia locality of Ahmedabad," Pandey said.

The trio was produced before the metropolitan magistrate's court where the crime branch pleaded for their remand saying it was 'very important' as they were prime accused in the case.

The request for remand was also made on the ground that Naroda Patia witnessed widespread looting, arson and other unlawful activities and that more accused involved in these crimes were still to be arrested.

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