Zakia Jafri-CJP Special leave petition seeks a criminal trial of Narendra Modi , the then Chief Minister of Gujarat and the current Prime minister of India and 62 other politicians and government officials for alleged complicity in the Gujarat violence of 2002 . The criminal conspiracy complaint alleges that in a meeting of senior police officers and officials convened by the then Chief minister Mr Modi on 27 February 2002 following the Godhra tragedy , he issued his " let Hindus give vent to their anger " directive . In all , there are 30 interrelated and closely interlocked allegations including In response to the petition , the Supreme Court on 27 April 2009 ordered the Special Investigation Team ( SIT ) they appointed to undertake the investigation . The SIT under the Chairmanship of R. K. Raghavan was originally formed to investigate nine major cases of riots in Gujarat in 2002
the Godhra tragedy
Godhra train burning
Teesta Setalvad