Naroda Patiya riots convict Babu Bajrangi gets temporary bail

GANDHINAGAR: After Maya Kodnani, yet another high profile accused of Naroda Patiya Massacre Babu Bajrangi was granted bail by the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday.

A division bench of the Gujarat High Court comprising of Justice AS Dave and Justice Sonia Gokani granted temporary bail to Bajrangi, for a week beginning August 9. Bajrangi had sought bail for treatment of his eyes and had claimed that despite treatment in government hospital, he had developed partial loss of vision.

This, however, is not the first bail for Bajrangi, who has been convicted for life by a special court after the investigation by the Supreme Court-constituted Special Investigation Team. Bajrangi was given bail earlier as well for his eye treatment as well as treatment of his family members.—