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2002 Gujarat riots: Missing persons to be declared dead
Ahmedabad, Feb 28 (PTI) Those who are missing since the
2002 post Godhra communal riots in India's western state of
Gujarat are soon to be declared dead by the authorities with
the expiry of seven years' stipulated time.
As a result, official death figure of 2002 riots will
go up from 952 to 1180, as 228 persons, who are missing will
be presumed to be dead after seven years.
As per the law, any person who is missing for seven years
is declared dead after the stipulated period.
"We have prepared a list of missing people and sent it
to the revenue department, which would declare the missing
persons as dead," Additional Chief Secretary(Home) Balwant
Singh told PTI.
The State Revenue Department would send the details to
the district collectorates for the subsequent process.
Meanwhile, Ahmedabad collector Harit Shukla said the
final list of missing people from the police is awaited.
"Once we have the list, we will start the process of
declaring them as dead, inform the civic authorities to
prepare their death certificate and subsequently, compensation
claims will be processed," he added.
In the aftermath of the communal carnage, a total number
of 413 people had disappeared of which 185 people were
found while 228 are missing.
The 228 missing people also includes 24 children and
27 women.
"As per the procedure of law, we will have to revise the
final figure of 2002 riots as missing persons are presumed as
dead after seven years," a senior official said.
He said that the process in this regard has been
initiated and will be completed by the first week of March as
most of the people went missing from February 27 to March 5,
2002.
The largest number of missing persons are from Ahmedabad
city with the figures of 99, while in Panchamahal 76, Dahod
17, Ahmedabad district 9, Sabarkantha 9, Baroda 15, Anand two
and Surat one are missing.
Families of those, who are missing would be able to
claim full compensation as paid to those who died during the
riots, officials said.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court appointed Special
Investigation Team (SIT), which is probing some of the cases
afresh, has already revised death toll of Naroda Patia and
Naroda village massacres.
In Naroda Patia case, the official figure 83 has been
revised to 93 while Naroda village toll has gone up to 11 from
earlier 8, SIT officials added. PTI
2002 post Godhra communal riots in India's western state of
Gujarat are soon to be declared dead by the authorities with
the expiry of seven years' stipulated time.
As a result, official death figure of 2002 riots will
go up from 952 to 1180, as 228 persons, who are missing will
be presumed to be dead after seven years.
As per the law, any person who is missing for seven years
is declared dead after the stipulated period.
"We have prepared a list of missing people and sent it
to the revenue department, which would declare the missing
persons as dead," Additional Chief Secretary(Home) Balwant
Singh told PTI.
The State Revenue Department would send the details to
the district collectorates for the subsequent process.
Meanwhile, Ahmedabad collector Harit Shukla said the
final list of missing people from the police is awaited.
"Once we have the list, we will start the process of
declaring them as dead, inform the civic authorities to
prepare their death certificate and subsequently, compensation
claims will be processed," he added.
In the aftermath of the communal carnage, a total number
of 413 people had disappeared of which 185 people were
found while 228 are missing.
The 228 missing people also includes 24 children and
27 women.
"As per the procedure of law, we will have to revise the
final figure of 2002 riots as missing persons are presumed as
dead after seven years," a senior official said.
He said that the process in this regard has been
initiated and will be completed by the first week of March as
most of the people went missing from February 27 to March 5,
2002.
The largest number of missing persons are from Ahmedabad
city with the figures of 99, while in Panchamahal 76, Dahod
17, Ahmedabad district 9, Sabarkantha 9, Baroda 15, Anand two
and Surat one are missing.
Families of those, who are missing would be able to
claim full compensation as paid to those who died during the
riots, officials said.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court appointed Special
Investigation Team (SIT), which is probing some of the cases
afresh, has already revised death toll of Naroda Patia and
Naroda village massacres.
In Naroda Patia case, the official figure 83 has been
revised to 93 while Naroda village toll has gone up to 11 from
earlier 8, SIT officials added. PTI
