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Q: BJP MLA from Tharad and party's general secretary Shankar Chaudhary along with 50 others was acquitted on Saturday in a 2002 riots case, in which two people lost their lives in firing and public and private properties were damaged in Radhanpur town.
A:
MLA and Shankar Chaudhary along with 50 others was acquitted in a 2002 riots case.