A US court dismissed case against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for failing to stop anti-Muslim Gujarat riots in 2002. Citing that being a head of a government Modi was entitled to immunity, a federal judge in New York dismissed the lawsuit on Wednesday.
“Sitting head of state’s immunity from jurisdiction is based on the Executive Branch’s determination of official immunity without regard to the specific conduct alleged,” US District Judge Analisa Torres ruled.
The case was filed by human rights group American Justice Centre (AJC) in New York just on the eve of prime minister’s maiden visit to the United States after the election. Both the countries that time rejected the accusation claiming it was a ‘distraction.’
Earlier the Supreme Court of India had cleared Narendra Modi from allegations that he had a role in the violence.
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