Earlier, the state government had favoured a CBI probe into the incident.
Nine persons were killed on May 2, 2003 in Marad, a massacre which was held as sequel to one in 2002 where five were killed. File Pic
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Thursday asked the CBI to probe the conspiracy behind the 2003 communal riots in Marad in Kozhikode district known as second Marad riot. Eight persons were killed in the incident. The court passed the order while considering a PIL filed by Kolakkadan Moosa Haji in 2012, seeking a CBI probe into the riots.
Earlier, the state government had favoured a CBI probe into the incident. On May 2, 2003, eight persons were hacked to death. A special court in Kozhikode on January 15, 2009 sentenced 62 of the 63 convicts to life. There were a total of 139 accused in the case.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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