Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Truth: Gujarat 2002 (also called Operation Kalank) was an investigative report on the 2002 Gujarat violence published by India's Tehelka news magazine in its 7 November 2007 issue. The report, which was based on a six-month long investigation and involved video sting operations, claimed that the violence was possible because of the connivance of the state police, as well as the Chief Minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi. The report and subsequent reactions were widely covered in Indian and international media. The recordings were authenticated by India's Central Bureau of Investigation on 10 May 2009.Some of those investigated in the report were sentenced by court, including two leaders and 30 others. The leader of the Bajrang Dal Babu Bajrangi was sentenced to life. Former Gujarat legislator Maya Kodnani was sentenced to 28 years prison time. The death penalty was being sought for them as of April 2013. Parts of the report were used as evidence in court, and Ashish Khetan, the author of the report who was deposed in court, writes that the evidence was crucial for the conviction of the accused. The magazine called the convictions "vindication" for its 2007 report.. }
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- The_Truth:_Gujarat_2002 abstract "The Truth: Gujarat 2002 (also called Operation Kalank) was an investigative report on the 2002 Gujarat violence published by India's Tehelka news magazine in its 7 November 2007 issue. The report, which was based on a six-month long investigation and involved video sting operations, claimed that the violence was possible because of the connivance of the state police, as well as the Chief Minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi. The report and subsequent reactions were widely covered in Indian and international media. The recordings were authenticated by India's Central Bureau of Investigation on 10 May 2009.Some of those investigated in the report were sentenced by court, including two leaders and 30 others. The leader of the Bajrang Dal Babu Bajrangi was sentenced to life. Former Gujarat legislator Maya Kodnani was sentenced to 28 years prison time. The death penalty was being sought for them as of April 2013. Parts of the report were used as evidence in court, and Ashish Khetan, the author of the report who was deposed in court, writes that the evidence was crucial for the conviction of the accused. The magazine called the convictions "vindication" for its 2007 report.".