Babu Bajrangi

Babu Bajrangi
Born
Babubhai Patel
OccupationPolitician
OrganizationBajrang Dal
Criminal chargeGuilty of masterminding the Naroda Patiya massacre which killed 97 Muslims
PenaltyLife imprisonment

Babubhai Patel, known by his alias Babu Bajrangi, was the leader of the Gujarat-wing of Bajrang Dal, a Hindutva organisation in India. He was a central figure during the 2002 Gujarat violence. He was sentenced to life imprisonment by a special court for his role in masterminding the Naroda Patiya massacre in which 97 Muslims were murdered including 36 women, 26 men and 35 children. The Supreme Court of India granted him bail on medical grounds in March 2019. He was acquitted of any role in the separate Nardoa Gam massacre in 2023.

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