Soon after the incident, a committee under Justice Nanavati was constituted to probe the case. The committee in its report concluded that the police did not help the Muslims in Naroda Gam area and that the leaders like Kodnani, Patel, Bajrangi etc instigated the miscreants. It also highlighted the fact that the police were not present in adequate numbers and also was not properly equipped to control the situation on ground.
The Police, however, maintained that it was busy controlling other, more violent riots in nearby Naroda Patiya.
Initially, there were total of 86 accused in this case. However, during trial, at least 18 of them died leaving behind only 68.
Source: Barandbench
