<p>   u00a0</p>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   The case relates to March 1, 2002 when, soon after the Godhra train carnage, rioters set fire to a building, killing 23 Muslims trapped inside in Pirwali Bhagol area of Ode.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   This is the third riots case - after the Godhra train carnage and Sardarpura massacre - in which the special trial court has pronounced judgement.u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   A total of 47 accused are undergoing trial in the case.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   The state&#39;s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party hailed the verdict, with party leader Yatin Oza calling it justice.u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   &quot;This verdict proves justice will be done to those affected, cases of this magnitude take time before the final cases are out. The Gujarat cases are no different. Delhi cases after 27 years still unresolved, here one after another verdicts are coming,&quot; Oza told TV channel Times Now.u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   &quot;Those who are interested in justice for riot victims will be satisfied with the verdict, those who are misusing riot victims to reach the hidden agenda... they will not be satisfied because they have only one aim - anyhow Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi should be maligned,&quot; he said.u00a0</div>  

A special trial court here acquitted 23 people, but also convicted 23 for the massacre of 23 people in Ode village of Anand district during the 2002 Gujarat riots.

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