In 2012 , Kodnani was sentenced to twenty - eight years ' imprisonment for her participation in the Naroda Patiya massacre during the 2002 Gujarat riots .
In 2012 , Kodnani was acquitted in 2018 by the Gujarat High Court .
In 2012 , Kodnani was sentenced to twenty - eight years ' imprisonment for her participation in the Naroda Patiya massacre during the 2002 Gujarat riots but acquitted in 2018 by the Gujarat High Court .