Godhra train carnage : 14 years later, key accused held from Malegaon

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Over 14 years after a frenzied mob torched a coach of Sabarmati Express train at Godhra station, the city Crime Branch arrested Imran Ahmed Bhatuk, a key accused, from Malegaon in Maharashtra. Fifty-nine people, mostly kar sevaks returning from Ayodhya, were killed when S-6 coach of the Sabarmati Express was set on fire at Godhra on February 27, 2002. The incident triggered widespread communal riots across the state.

Over 14 years after a frenzied mob torched a coach of Sabarmati Express train at Godhra station, the city Crime Branch arrested Imran Ahmed Bhatuk, a key accused, from Malegaon in Maharashtra. Fifty-nine people, mostly kar sevaks returning from Ayodhya, were killed when S-6 coach of the Sabarmati Express was set on fire at Godhra on February 27, 2002. The incident triggered widespread communal riots across the state.

@Agency report.



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