Ehsan Jafri
Ehsan Jafri (1929 – 28 February 2002) was an Indian politician and former member of the 6th Lok Sabha for the Congress Party, who was killed in the Gulbarg Society massacre.
Ehsan Jafri | |
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Ehsan Jafri | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1977–1980 | |
| Preceded by | Indulal Kanaiyalal Yagnik |
| Succeeded by | Maganbhai Barot |
| Constituency | Ahmedabad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1929 Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh, British India |
| Died | 28 February 2002 (aged 72–73) Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
| Spouse | Zakia Jafri |
| Children | 1 daughter |
A Special Investigating Team appointed by the Supreme Court of India concluded that he was killed after he fired at an agitated Hindu mob outside his house. His widow Zakia Jafri has subsequently alleged that the state of Gujarat and its then-chief minister, now the current prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, was partly responsible for the violence and lack of police intervention in favor of the victims at Gulbarg Society. The argument was rejected by a Special Investigation Committee appointed by the Supreme Court in 2008. A review petition was filed by her which gave Prime Minister Narendra Modi a clean chit. A three judge bench of The Supreme Court rejected her review petition, giving the reason that "the petition is devoid of any merit".