Ahmedabad, Feb. 1 -- Zakia Jafri, widow of Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, who was killed in the 2002 Gujarat riots, passed away in Ahmedabad on Saturday.
She was a co-complainant in the Gulberg Society case, represented by Rajya Sabha member and senior advocate Kapil Sibal.
She had sought a probe into the 2002 Gujarat riots, challenging the clean chit given by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to Prime Minister Narendra Modi (then Gujarat Chief Minister) and several others, alleging a "larger conspiracy" behind the violence.
Her husband, Ehsan Jafri, was among 69 people killed during the violence at the Gulberg Society in Ahmedabad on February 28, 2002.
Condoling her demise, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said she saw her "hope for ju...
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