Why was Zakia Ehsan Jafri in the news around 2012?
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Why was Zakia Ehsan Jafri in the news around 2012?
- She has been pleading that mercy killing be legalised in India
- It was on her petition that the Supreme Court framed a special investigation team to investigate the Gujarat Riot cases
- She is the petitioner in the Gujarat fake encounter case, in which CBI investigation has been ordered by the Supreme Court
- She has been honoured by the President of India for her bravery
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B - It was on her petition that the Supreme Court framed a special investigation team to investigate the Gujarat Riot cases
Zakia Jafri was the widow of former MP Ehsan Jafri, who was killed in the 2002 Gulberg Society massacre in Ahmedabad. On her petition over the Gujarat riots, the Supreme Court directed its Special Investigation Team to probe her complaint, and the SIT's closure report on it in 2012 kept her in the news. She was not linked with a mercy-killing plea, the fake encounter cases or a bravery award.
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