31 Convicted In India of 2002 Murders In Religious Riots

In India on Wednesday, according to AFP, a court handed down verdicts in the trial of 73 Hindus accused of killing Muslims in religious rioting in the state of Gujarat in 2002.  The rioting followed a train fire that killed Hindu pilgrims.  31 of the defendants were found guilty of murder and arson in the killing of 33 Muslims who had sought shelter in a small house that was set on fire. 42 of the defendants were acquitted for lack of evidence. The Gujarat government has been accused of tacitly supporting the Hindu rioters.