Ahmedabad, Oct 17: The Pota court today rejected the bail application of four persons accused in Godhra train carnage while scheduling its order on a similar application of seven more for October 27. The bail plea of Ahmed Abdul Rashid Hathi, Inayat Abdul Sattar Junaid, Asif alias Billa Siddiq Kader and Junaid Farouk Hayat was rejected by the Pota judge Sonia Gokani after the prosecution argued that there was a prima facie case against all of them. Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) H M Dhruv said there was a strong prima facie case against all of the accused, including the four, and that letting them out on bail would pose danger to the society. He argued that the nature of the crime, its impact on society and their individual role was serious and that releasing them on bail would be a setback to the investigating team.
Based on the merits of his argument, Gokani rejected their bail plea and scheduled her order on remaining seven accused persons' bail plea for October 27. Bureau Report