Chief Minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi had not responded to the pleas for help from the then Congress MP Ehsan Jafri before the massacre at Gulberg Society in 2002, Rupa Mody, who lost her son in the killings, told the specially designated trial court in Ahmedabad on November 10. Rupa had lost her eight-year-old son Azhar in the Gulberg Society massacre and her story had later inspired the Hindi movie, Parzania. The movie was not screened in Gujarat following widespread opposition by the saffron brigade in the state. Rupa told the court that on February 28, 2002 when Gulberg Society residents were attacked by a communal mob, Jafri had told her about his telephonic conversation with Narendra Modi requesting him for protection. Jafri had also told her that he did not get appropriate answer from the CM, she stated in the court. She said with no state help coming their way, Jafri decided to surrender himself before the mob to save the lives of those who had taken shelter inside his house. Rupa said her son was with her at Jafri’s residence till she was hit by a burning rag and fell unconscious. When she regained consciousness, her son was missing. Special Public Prosecutor R K Shah and his assistant Nayana Bhatt examined Rupa. She was cross-examined by defence lawyer Mitesh Amin.
The SIT probing the Gujarat riots questioned former minister in Narendra Modi government IK Jadeja at Gandhinagar on November 9.