Several key cases relating to killings and sexual assault of Muslim women were still pending before the Supreme Court.In May, Gujarat authorities admitted that senior police officials had been involved in the unlawful killing of Sohrabuddin Shaikh and his wife, Kausar Bi, in November 2005. Following this development, relatives of at least three other people killed by the police in previous years sought fresh investigations.
Bien que des auteurs de violences aient révélé dans les médias l'implication de membres du Parti du peuple indien (BJP, au pouvoir à l'époque), aucune véritable enquête n'a été menée.