The Special Court Ruled that Godhra Train Attack Was Planned

Mar 23, 2011, 11:01 IST

The special court, on 23 February 2011, ruled that the Sabarmati train carnage in Godhra was the result of a criminal conspiracy.

The special court, on 23 February 2011, ruled that the Sabarmati train carnage in Godhra in which 59 people were killed, was the result of a criminal conspiracy. Special trial judge PR Patel pronounced 31 accused guilty of murder and criminal conspiracy against a particular community in connection with the Sabarmati train carnage. The Court charged the accused with pulling the chain of the train at Godhra, pelting it with the stones and throwing burning rags and petrol inside the coach S-6 of the train. Sabarmati Train carnage in Godhra had taken place on 27 February 2002. This incident had triggered the subsequent communal riots in Gujarat.

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