Best Bakery case

The Best Bakery case was a legal case involving the burning down of the Best Bakery, a small outlet in the Hanuman Tekri area in Vadodara, Gujarat, India, on 1 March 2002. During the incident, mob targeted the Sheikh family who ran the bakery and had taken refuge inside, resulting in the deaths of fourteen people[1] (11 Muslims including family members and 3 Hindu employees[2] of the bakery[3]). This case has come to symbolize the carnage in 2002 Gujarat riots that followed the Godhra train burning. All the 21 accused were acquitted by the court due to shoddy police work and issues with evidence.[4]

  1. ^ Chronology of events in Best Bakery case, 24 February 2006.
  2. ^ "Best Bakery case: Bombay HC acquits 5, upholds life term to 4". 9 July 2012.
  3. ^ Court raps Gujarat over riot case
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