Ahmedabad, May 19 (ANI): A local court on Tuesday granted bail to former Gujarat Minister Maya Kodnani.

Kodnani is one of the prime accused in the Naroda Gam riots in which 11 persons were killed during the communal clashes in 2002.

Kodnani is also a prime accused in the Naroda Patia massacre in which over 90 people were killed.

According to sources, the Ahmedabad city sessions court has granted bail to Kodnani in the Naroda Gam case while in the Naroda Patia case, the bail hearing would continue.

She has been booked under Indian Penal Code (IPC) 120 (B) for criminal conspiracy, 302 for murder, 307 for attempt to murder, 395 and 397 for loot and 143 to 147 for rioting and 201 for destruction of evidence. (ANI)

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