Godhra convict jumps parole

Another convict Bilal Abdulla Badam, who is serving a life term in the same case, was attacked when on parole to attend the funeral rites of his mother. His parole ends November 21.

Vadodara central jail authorities said that Zarda was required to turn up by Tuesday after his parole term ended but did not show up and hence they alerted Godhra police and railway police to arrest him and bring him back. The lawyer who had moved his parole request before the High Court, Deepak Sindhi, said that Zarda was granted parole after a government official stood as his guarantor. He had also deposited a security money of Rs 1 lakh.”

“Zarda had sought parole on the ground that he was required to be present during the construction of his ancestral house where his family lives. I am not aware if he has moved a request for the extension of his parole. If the court grants him extension, the jail authorities may come to know about it only after a few days,” Sindhi said. Badam had sought a 15-day parole after his mother passed away and was required to surrender before the jail on November 21.