Probe release of Gujarat riot report: BJP

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wants the leakage of the special investigation team (SIT) report on the 2002-post-Godhra riots, to be examined. Imply a conspiracy behind the leak of the SIT report BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad demanded an investigation.

"The Supreme Court decided that the report be submitted in a sealed envelope. SIT report was unveiled to the media, but the one on the black money was not. This should be explored. How can SIT report on Gujarat riots be leaked? There should be an investigation how this The report was leaked? There is a sacredness attached to this report. Unless the Supreme Court acknowledged that, it may not be out in public, "said Prasad in New Delhi on Friday
SIT report, access to CNN-IBN and Tehelka, do not give a clean chit to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, but says there is not enough evidence to prosecute him in the riot cases.

The report says Modi placed two Cabinet ministers in police control room in the riots. A minister was in close contact with a VHP leader accused of brain disorder. Gujarat government also conducted shoddy investigations Gulberga Society massacre case, the report says.

Police officers who acted against riots mobs was directed by the state administration and Modi also met top officials tell them to allow Hindus to vent their anger. Even the police wireless messages of 2002 were not available to SIT.