Gujarat riots report for India MP's widow Zakia Jafri

Zakia Jafri, the widow of a prominent Indian Muslim politician who was killed during the 2002 Gujarat riots, has been given the report of the investigation into his death.

A trial court in Ahmedabad city handed over the report to Mrs Jafri on Monday.

Her son, Tanveer Jafri, said it was "a big win" for the family.

Ehsan Jafri, a former Congress MP, was killed along with 68 others in the Gulbarg Society residential complex in Ahmedabad.

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) was appointed by India's Supreme Court to probe the Gulbarg massacre.

'Absurd' allegation

Last month, the trial court ruled that investigators had found no evidence against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in connection with the riots.

Mrs Jafri had argued that Mr Modi failed to go to her husband's aid as he was burnt to death by a mob along with the 68 other people.

She accused Mr Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ministerial colleagues, including top police officials, of conspiracy in the riots.

Mr Modi's lawyer called the allegations against his client "absurd".

The chief minister - seen by many as a potential prime minister after the 2014 general elections - argues that he has been unfairly targeted by his critics.

More than 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, died in violence that erupted after 60 Hindus were killed in a train fire.

The cause of the train fire is a matter of fierce debate, although Muslims were blamed at the time.

The 2002 riots were one of India's worst outbreaks of religious violence.