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Six sentenced to life for murder Muslims jailed for killing Hindus
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A court in the western Indian state of Gujarat has given life sentences to six Muslim men for killing two Hindu boys. A court in the western Indian state of Gujarat has given life sentences to six young Muslims for killing two Hindus.
The killings, which took place in Mahuda town in November 2002, started during a game of cricket and led to religious violence. The killings in the town of Mahuda in November 2002 occurred after an altercation between Hindu and Muslim groups over a game of cricket.
The court has also fined each of the guilty $2,200. The court also fined each of the guilty 10,000 rupees ($220).
Gujarat has a history of religious tension and in March 2002 more than 1,000 people, mostly Muslim, were killed in Hindu-Muslim riots. Gujarat has a history of religious tension. In March 2002 more than 1,000 people, most of them Muslims, were killed in Hindu-Muslim riots.
Nine people were charged and tried in the murder case, said public prosecutor Paresh Dohra. Acquittals
The court has acquitted three of the accused, he said. Nine people were charged and tried for the murder of the Hindu youths who were brothers, public prosecutor Paresh Dohra said.
Mr Dohra said he would appeal against the acquittals. He said he would appeal against the aquittal of three others.
Gujarat has been witness to several incidents of religious violence since 2002. There have been several incidents of religious violence in Gujarat since 2002.
In what's believed to be the worst case of religious violence since the partition of India in 1947, more than a thousand people, mostly Muslims, were killed in the riots which broke out after a fire in a train claimed the lives of 59 Hindus. The bloodshed, some of the worst since partition in 1947, took place after a fire in a train claimed the lives of 59 Hindus. Muslims were accused of attacking the train.
The state administration was heavily criticised for failing to come to the aid of the victims. The state administration was heavily criticised for failing to come to the aid of Muslim victims as violence engulfed the state.
It denied the allegations.