Human rights activist and lawyer Mukul Sinha (63), who fought for the cause of 2002 riot victims and victims of fake encounters in Gujarat, died in a private hospital here on Monday. The body was donated to the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital as per his wishes.
His close aide and lawyer Shamshad Pathan said Sinha had been suffering from lung cancer for the last 6-7 months.
Sinha, a scientist-turned-lawyer, consistently took on the Gujarat government in the cases related to the Godhra train burning incident and its aftermath. He played an important role in the legal battle surrounding the fake encounter killings of Sadiq Jamal, Ishrat Jahan, Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsi Prajapati.
An IIT Kanpur alumnus, he initially worked at the Physical Research Laboratory here. After getting his law degree in 1989, he started fighting cases for the underprivileged.
His NGO, Jan Sangharsh Manch, took up labour issues such as low wages of drivers and conductors of the city and State transport corporations.
He is survived by wife Nirjhari and son Pratik.
Published - May 13, 2014 02:17 am IST
